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Re: Warning: allocate_text() for use in XP with clipboard

• Posted by Juergen Luethje <j.lue at gmx.de> Sep 15, 2003
• 371 views

Al Getz wrote:

> Juergen Luethje wrote:
>>
>> Al Getz wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>> Oh ok Pete, that's good.
>>> The doc's specify using GlobalAlloc, but ive used
>>> Euphorias 'allocate_text' for a long time 
>>> which doesnt work on XP.
>>
>> What Euphoria version are you talking about?
>> I only know the versions 2.3 and 2.4, which have no allocate_text() at
>> all. ?
>
> Geeze im sorry Juergen, i meant 'allocate_string()'  

I see. Because I'm running Windows 98 at home, and I just got a new
computer at work running Windows XP, I'm much interested in this issue.

Maybe you could give me a short sample code, using allocate_string(),
that runs properly on Windows 98, but not on Windows XP?

TIA, and regards,
   Juergen

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