Since I upgraded to PL/SQL Developer Version 11, my copy and paste features randomly stop working until I restart my computer. This is extremely frustrating. I'm using a Windows 7 Professional OS. Hope someone can help.

This might not apply for v11, but in other versions people have had to do Tools / Preferences and in the User Interface section (on the left) click on Key Configuration - check if Edit / Cut and friends are set and if not click on the Reset to Default button at the lower right.

I just checked that setting and it looks like it is configured properly. I also tried the Reset to Default button but it still is not working.

Thanks for the response though Scott.

Copy does work, Paste doesnt. At least in my working environment with lots of programs running.

And nothing promising from Marko

Example: I've used PL/SQL Developer V11 for about a hour this morning and everything worked fine. Then, all of the sudden it just stopped working again. It will no longer work until I reboot my computer. There has to be a fix for this.

Try turning off "Include font style with Copy" option (Preferences -> Fonts).
I had a similar problem at my previous project with version 10 of PLD. It was most probably caused by some security software, which had to be installed and active on every company computer, and turning off that option was a workaround.

How PLD could be the only programm suffering from that?

Other programs copy-paste RTF texts just fine in the same environment.

And no, turning off "Include font style with Copy" doesnt help.

As IvanZ pointed out, the copy does work, it is the paste that stops working. I can copy from PL/SQL Developer and paste into notepad fine. But, if I copy from anywhere (PL/SQL Developer or notepad) and paste into PL/SQL Developer then the paste does not happen. PL/SQL Developer is my only program that has his happen. So yes, it does seem like the paste functionality is the only thing broken.

Just in case it helps. The only time I have problems with copy/paste is when I'm using a remote desktop. ctl-v stops working, but edit/paste from the menu does work.

Yea I'm not using a remote desktop. I have also tried pasting from the menu but that doesn't work either. The complete pasting functionality stops working.

Thanks for your response though Mike.

PLD v11 beta 7 is expired.
That was the last usable version because of Paste bug.

Marko, when you will address it?

I am having the exact same problem as BZerbe with pasting. This is a major issue. Does anyone have any idea about this?

Anyone else have this problem? Has Allround Automations been able to reproduce this problem?

This significantly decreases my productivity and I'm thinking about downgrading back to V10. This only started happening with V11.

You are not the only one.

AAA stays dead silent about this issue.

PLD v11.0.1 seems to do better in this regard.

I would give it a try.

Yea I upgraded to version 11.2.0.4.0 and the problem still continues. I was using 11.0.1 and had the same problem still.

I have wondered why I haven't seen any response from AAA because this is so annoying that I want to look into other software alternatives soon.

Thanks for the response IvanZ. Nice to know I'm not the only one having this problem.

Well, Oracle client version has nothig to do about it.

Try PLD version 11.0.1.1764 or above.

Sorry, I don't know why I mentioned the oracle database version 11.2.0.4.0.

I meant, I just upgraded my PLD to version 11.0.1.1765. My old version was still version 11 but < 11.0.1.1765. And with both version 11's, the problem continues.

I upgraded to version 11.0.2 just to try to stop this issue.

It's been a bug bare for many versions not just v11. Think I can remember it on v7 too. Clearly remember it with v9 and up.

The OS doesn't seem to matter much either. WinXP and Win7 have both suffered from this random glitch.

It can work for days without issue and then randomly start. One cut'n'paste works, the next it doesn't paste anymore. I've had times when running multiple instances and some are affected but others are not.

I have also notice that it typically only breaks pastes, where the copy/cut was also from PLD. Paste the code into another editor (e.g. Notepad) and cut and paste it back into PLD and it works. In fact in v11 it keeps working there after. That's new.

Genocide, I agree that with 11.0.2.1766 it seems that copying from PLD to another editor does not seem to break. Since upgrading, I haven't seen any problem with this yet.

But, it seems like copying and pasting within PLD, or from an editor to PLD has become worse. Since the upgrade, I don't know if I have seen it work yet.

Still extremely frustrating.

Upgraded from version 11.0.2.1766 to 11.0.3.1770 and yet again they have failed to correct this issue.

Copying from inside PLD to an outside editor works.
Copying from an outside editor to PLD never works.

This is odd, I have noticed exactly the opposite behavior after (and before) upgrade to 11.0.3.1770

Copying from inside PLD to an outside editor never works.
Copying from an outside editor to PLD works.

Eevn with the copy style preference switched off...

Addition : behavior seems random.
After I disconnected from a VMWARE Horizon View application, copy and paste functionality in PLD is back again !

Puzzles me...

My colleague gave me a useful suggestion :

When pasting in PLD, type CTRL-CC (Keep the CTRL key down when hitting the C button for the second time). Then paste as usual.

Problems seem to occur in more cases when virtual desktop software are in the way...

Hope this helps.

Sorry, above post should be read as "when copying in PLD"...

Thanks for the response RHuesken.

Unfortunately, for the past couple versions this behavior has not been random for me. I can never copy from an outside editor to PLD. I can always copy from PLD to an outside editor. It definitely sucks.

I also tried your suggestion using CTRL-CC to copy within PLD and still nothing.

I am not using a virtual desktop either. I have a standard Win7 machine.

Do you run other software at the same time that might be messing with the clipboard?

I have copy/paste issues when running a Microsoft Office application at the same time because of "smart" Office Clipboard functionality.

Have you tried Ctrl-Insert (Copy) and Shift-Insert (Paste)?

Thanks for the responses Worker and Gustavo.

To test your suggestions, I restarted my computer and opened PLD, Notepad, and Internet Explorer (IE only to get to this forum).

Surprisingly, copying and pasting seems to work from PLD to notepad, from notepad to PLD, and from PLD to PLD.

I proceeded to open Microsoft Outlook and test copying and pasting in Outlook, and then again with PLD. Everything seems to work still.

I'm going to continue testing with other Microsoft Office applications that I use heavily and see if I can identify the cause.

Thanks a lot for the responses. Very well could be a "smart" Office clipboard issue.

Have you tried Ctrl+Insert / Shift+Insert instead of Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V ?
Some programs do not get the Ctrl+C or Ctrl+V key effect because of dual language configuration.

Alright, I'm not able to pinpoint what exactly causes the copy and paste to fail. After I restart the computer and open PLD, the copy and paste works fine. But, after working in it for a while it just fails at some point and will not work again until I restart the computer. It sucks. I mean I can copy and paste within all other applications besides PLD. So I know it is a bug within PLD.

I have tried Ctrl+Insert / Shift+Insert instead of Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V. It did not work.

I can confirm this problem as well. It really sucks lots!

As this error came back two times right after reboot as well I investigated further.
I created a new SQL Window and entered there (including a new line). Then I recorded a macro with the following code, including Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V:
Copy/Paste using Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V didn't work while recording the macro, but as the code shows, the commands were all recognized correctly! Now when I go back to my select line and playback the recorded macro I get an error window in PSD "Cannot open clipboard"! When I recorded and playbacked the same macro in a healthy PSD session, it does what is expected and copies my select line to the next line. I hope this helps getting this error finally sorted out!
Another discovery in the messed up PSD session: When I start in the 2nd line (the empty one) I don't get an error and it creates another empty 3rd line. Using macro playback again there I get an empty 4th line and so on.

Analyzing the behaviour using http://freeclipboardviewer.com/ shows that a clipboard entry does get generated even when getting the error, however without any valid content.
Even in messed-up mode sometimes when using Ctrl-C repeatedly, the line does get stored in clipboard correctly. This happens randomly between about every 5th to about every 40th time in my case.
The problem is clearly with Copy (Ctrl+C). When a selection gets successfully copied to the Clipboard, then Paste (Ctrl+V) works fine too. When using the menu otpins Edit - Copy (Alt E, Alt C) the behaviour is just the same.

When I execute my query, select then my output grid, the Ctrl-C copies the output correctly all the time, even in messed up mode. However when I created some output using dbms_output package and try using Ctrl-C there, it show the same messed-up behaviour.

Bernhard, thanks for the detailed response and testing you have done and documented. I'm seeing the same things you are. It definitely makes the PLD experience suck.

I had this problem now three reboots in a row!!!
This problem might also be related to Forum thread "Copying to Clipboard pause"
Marco, couldn't you provide a debug version to get this problem finally analyzed enough to get it sorted out?

PLD 11.0.4.1774

Problem continues.

Had it just now again three reboots in a row!!!!
Frustrading to see that nobody seems to care in the least.

Fourth reboot in a row and still the same! When I just open a new instance of PL/SQL Developer 11.0.4.1774, open a new SQL Window there, type a few characters and try to copy, the clipboard remains empty and paste consequently fails.
Trying the same with the new PL/SQL Developer 64-bit Beta 11.0.4.1781 however copy/paste works fine.

I had the same problem.

I went in the preferences and set CTRL+C in Edit/Copy and CTRL+V in Edit/Paste (and also CTRL+X in Edit/Cut).

Everithing works fine.

My preferences are set the same way as you have them, but copy/paste still doesn't work.

Sorry Bernhard...

I thought my solution had been already explored, was enough for me, sorry it's not for you...

Good luck.
Marco

Yea, I tried that option as well Sgnao but without any luck.

Unfortunately, I'm using a 32bit machine so I have not been able to test the 64bit beta.

This is a real pain! I'm getting the same behavior.

Intermittently, the paste functionality (ctrl+V or Edit -> Paste) does not work. My Tools->Preferences->Key Configuration is set to Crtl+V for the Edit / Paste Item.....

I know there is lots of other functionality but for me I really only use the SQL Window which is where this error is happening (maybe it happens elsewhere).

I'm sure there must be a pattern to when it doesn't work as sometimes it works and sometimes not... I think it might be related to if I've executed the SQL previously or not (maybe!).

I'm using version 11.0.6.1776

Reading over the posts I'm not sure if this is being seen by the powers that be?
Is it?
Do they reply to these posts?
Do they not think this is a problem?

I do appreciate that I only added my comment yesterday but the thread has been going of a while with no official comment.
Its a really big pain not being about to reply on the paste functionality....

I think is better to start a new topic (same issue). This will pick their attention.

I have now seen this - interestingly when I got to my desk after a couple of hours logged in via RDP.

However the CTRL-CC (Keep the CTRL key down when hitting the C button for the second time) suggestion did the trick.

Check the Key config, but it was still set correctly

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Chris

Any chance of a fix for this? It is extremely annoying...


TIA

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Chris

you can do it
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Preferences--- User Interface ---- Key Configuration --- Reset to Default
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restart.