Copying message boxes

Published January 15, 2006
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Continuing on my simple but usefull Windows XP tips posts, here's something that many at #gamedev went:
how did you manage to copy a dialog box?
how... weird?
wtf?
copying dialog boxes?!

Yes. It's true! When a dialog box is active, just press ctrl + c. The standard copy to clipboard.

message box example

Selecting and pressing ctrl + c, then ctrl + v (pasting) it in here, we get:

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Secure Copy 2
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Run-time error '9':

Subscript out of range
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OK
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Works for any MessageBox!
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HopeDagger
That is handy! Thanks! :)
January 15, 2006 10:36 PM
load_bitmap_file
I APPROVE
January 15, 2006 11:43 PM
MrEvil
That's just... [wow]

Nice.
January 15, 2006 11:44 PM
jbadams
Huh, I never knew they did that; thanks for the tip!
January 16, 2006 02:23 AM
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