On Feb 12, 2:06 pm, Dave Angel <da...@ieee.org> wrote: > hjebbers wrote: > > On Feb 12, 3:41 am, a...@pythoncraft.com (Aahz) wrote: > > >> In article > >> <34fcf680-1aa4-4835-9eba-3db3249f3...@q16g2000yqq.googlegroups.com>, > > >> hjebbers <hjebb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> the error is a windows thing, I can make a screenshot of it, but I can > >>> not copy/paste text. > > >> In that case, you need to -- very carefully -- make sure you transcribe > >> exactly the message that you see on the screen. > >> -- > >> Aahz (a...@pythoncraft.com) <*> > >> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ > > >> "At Resolver we've found it useful to short-circuit any doubt and just > >> > >> refer to comments in code as 'lies'. :-)" > > > The message on the screen is (I typed it over): > > > <snip> > > You shouldn't ever have to retype the message. Just paste from the DOS > box (or "Command Prompt"). It's easy using QuickEdit mode. > > You select a rectangle of the text by selecting with the mouse, then > using right-click to put it in the clipboard. > > If that doesn't work, you haven't yet enabled QuickEdit mode. Use > right-click on the DOS box's title bar. Choose Properties. Select the > first tab, which is Options. > > You should then see a selection box called "Quick Edit Mode". Turn it > on, and you won't have this problem again. > > DaveA
Hi Dave, thanks. but the message is not in the DOS box (or "Command Prompt"). I do run the program in a DOS box (or "Command Prompt"), but the error is a windows dialog box. I can not select in this dialog box. kind regards, henk-jan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
