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Error: Can't open clipboard for reading
dr Winchell > 2020-05-14 07:01
Occasionally I receive an error message like attached that the clipboard can't be opened for reading.
Is there a setting that should be changed?
I'm not trying to copy anything very large or long.
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RE: Error: Can't open clipboard for reading
Jean Lalonde > 2020-05-15 13:54
Hi Dale,
This is very unusual error. In fact, this is not an issue "internal" to QAP but an issue between AutoHotkey (tool used to develop QAP) and Windows, AHK not being able to open the Clipboard. There is no QAP setting specific to this situation. What were you doing when this message was displayed?
You could try increasing or reducing the value in "Options, Menu Advanced Options"
![[Image: llUx6Oz.png]](https://i.imgur.com/llUx6Oz.png)
but I'm not convinced this would be related to the issue you describe.
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RE: Error: Can't open clipboard for reading
dr Winchell > 2020-05-15 16:16
(2020-05-15 13:54)Jean Lalonde Wrote: Hi Dale,
Hello Jean,
This is very unusual error. In fact, this is not an issue "internal" to QAP but an issue between AutoHotkey (tool used to develop QAP) and Windows, AHK not being able to open the Clipboard. There is no QAP setting specific to this situation. What were you doing when this message was displayed?
You could try increasing or reducing the value in "Options, Menu Advanced Options"
but I'm not convinced this would be related to the issue you describe.
Jean
I wasn't sure which how much to change the 'Do not refresh the Clipboard menu if its size is greater than 10000' so I tried 1000 but that gave an error about the Maximum Number of Items in Live Folders. So I tried to return it to 10000 and that gives an error message about the Menu name being too long so I'm kind of stuck. I have attached screenshots.
Let me know if you have any questions or need additional information.
Regards. -
RE: Error: Can't open clipboard for reading
Jean Lalonde > 2020-05-15 16:27
Hi Dale,
Sorry, but I can't see how these issue can be related. There is something wrong in your settings that I can't understand. To unlock you, you can restore a backup of your ini file (files with named "QuickAccessPopup-backup-20200514.ini" for example) in your Backup folder (set in the Options, General).
Jean -
RE: Error: Can't open clipboard for reading
dr Winchell > 2020-05-15 17:48
(2020-05-15 16:27)Jean Lalonde Wrote: Hi Dale,
Hello Jean,
Sorry, but I can't see how these issue can be related. There is something wrong in your settings that I can't understand. To unlock you, you can restore a backup of your ini file (files with named "QuickAccessPopup-backup-20200514.ini" for example) in your Backup folder (set in the Options, General).
Jean
I'm sharing what steps I'm taking and the results I'm getting. Restoring to a recent backup got me going again.
Thanks for your quick and helpful reply.