Dave Angel 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 > Dave:
I think you miss the point: this message is being displayed in a Windows error message dialog box, not in the command window. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 PyCon is coming! Atlanta, Feb 2010 http://us.pycon.org/ Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ UPCOMING EVENTS: http://holdenweb.eventbrite.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list