notepad false error message

[Guest mypcbase@hotmail.com]

I dont have a problem here, but

post this here in case someone

else face the same situation.

 

Misleading information from Notepad:

When i edit (file is windows\inf\applets.inf),

select all, copy and paste to a new file,

first time works with notepad.

paste again to the same target file

without quiting, this time doesn't work.

 

The error message is this:

"Not enough memory available to complete

this operation. Quit one or more applications

to increase available memory, and then

try again."

 

but when I apply it to EditPad (freeware), no problem at all.

So the problem is not because of insufficient memory,

but something is wrong with Notepad error message.

 

My PC : Win98SE; 512MB ram.

[Guest BeBopaLula]

Re: notepad false error message

 

It's not exactly an error in the Notepad error message. <g> It's because

there is some 64 Kb limit to Notepad.exe itself.

If you paste in something below that limit, there's no problem, but if you

exceed that amount (in a single sitting without having closed and then

re-opening it), then the "out of memory" error message gets displayed.

Regardless, it's quite a crummy text editor.

 

Solution is to use some other text editor other than the W9x Native version.

One such as what you're using. ;-) Alternatively, one can use Wordpad.exe if

they really enjoy a clumsy sort of thing.

 

I use both EditPad and another text editor called MetaPad. Metapad bears a

very close resemblence to Notepad.exe, has considerably greater flexibility

and functionality, while still remaining very lightweight and hasn't that

annoying 64Kb limit. ;-))

 

<mypcbase@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:1188460592.735298.245470@i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

> I dont have a problem here, but

> post this here in case someone

> else face the same situation.

>

> Misleading information from Notepad:

> When i edit (file is windows\inf\applets.inf),

> select all, copy and paste to a new file,

> first time works with notepad.

> paste again to the same target file

> without quiting, this time doesn't work.

>

> The error message is this:

> "Not enough memory available to complete

> this operation. Quit one or more applications

> to increase available memory, and then

> try again."

>

> but when I apply it to EditPad (freeware), no problem at all.

> So the problem is not because of insufficient memory,

> but something is wrong with Notepad error message.

>

> My PC : Win98SE; 512MB ram.

>

[Guest mypcbase@hotmail.com]

Re: notepad false error message

 

On Aug 30, 4:54 pm, "BeBopaLula" <skiddleybop-...@rockinpiano.com>

wrote:

> re-opening it), then the "out of memory" error message gets displayed.

 

oh I see. thanks.

 

regards