# Missing Data after copy/paste and minimize CW 11.0.13372

**URL:** <https://clarionhub.com/t/missing-data-after-copy-paste-and-minimize-cw-11-0-13372/7146>\
**Category:** questions\
**Tags:** c11\
**Created:** [May 2, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/missing-data-after-copy-paste-and-minimize-cw-11-0-13372/7146 "2024-05-02T16:33:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![KevinErskine](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/kevinerskine/32/711_2.png) [@KevinErskine](https://clarionhub.com/u/KevinErskine)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/missing-data-after-copy-paste-and-minimize-cw-11-0-13372/7146/1 "2024-05-02T16:33:58Z")

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A customer called with an odd situation.

They

> highlight a data entry field like customer name  
> press Ctrl-C to copy  
> **minimize** my CW exe and paste data (Ctrl-V) into textpad or word or other program and switch back to the CW exe and the data is missing

Now the key word here is **minimize** if they just switch to another program by clicking on the taskbar icon everything is fine - it's just when the minimize my CW exe.

I can replicate it on the server and also running on my local PC

CW 11.0.13372 - Legacy APP

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**Author:** ![jslarve](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jslarve](https://clarionhub.com/u/jslarve)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/missing-data-after-copy-paste-and-minimize-cw-11-0-13372/7146/2 "2024-05-02T16:54:51Z")

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Did you rule out a SETCLIPBOARD() anywhere in the vicinity of a minimize event? 🙂

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**Author:** ![KevinErskine](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/kevinerskine/32/711_2.png) [@KevinErskine](https://clarionhub.com/u/KevinErskine)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/missing-data-after-copy-paste-and-minimize-cw-11-0-13372/7146/3 "2024-05-02T19:45:59Z")

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I could not locate any SETCLIPBOARDs in the code - good suggestion though

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**Author:** ![softwaretailor](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/softwaretailor/32/5553_2.png) [@softwaretailor](https://clarionhub.com/u/softwaretailor)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/missing-data-after-copy-paste-and-minimize-cw-11-0-13372/7146/4 "2024-05-05T02:43:18Z")

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Hmmm. I’m running Clarion 11.0.13505 on Windows 11. I am unable to recreate that problem in my Clarion-template app. My app is not MDI if that matters, that is, the MDIChild option is False.  
Oh wait. the MDI option apparently _does_ matter. But Legacy or ABC template probably doesn’t matter.  
In my ABC app (that I inherited) with the MDIChild option True, the problem you describe, is exactly what happens in this app.

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**Author:** ![KevinErskine](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/kevinerskine/32/711_2.png) [@KevinErskine](https://clarionhub.com/u/KevinErskine)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 3:19am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/missing-data-after-copy-paste-and-minimize-cw-11-0-13372/7146/5 "2024-05-05T03:19:43Z")

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Yes it is a MDI app - thank you for the confirmation of behavior

Kevin

C-415.819.1415  
_Communication is the key to a successful relationship._