There is a very mysterious event that I can not solve when copying and pasting some block of text. Maybe, someone could explain what happens here.




Every time I copy a content area from a Youtube video (description field) and paste it to a Microsoft Word document, text comes without CR/LF characters. I mean, all the text is placed as it was just only one line. Try yourself and see it.


But, if I paste the block of text to an UltraEdit (text editor) document, all the Carriage Return and Line Feed characters are placed as expected and correctly.


Because UltraEdit cannot see the hyperlinks inside the text, but Word can, I have no clue how to integrate a solution to get CR/LF characters and hyperlinks.


If I use Word, I got no line feeds.
If I use UltraEdit, I end up without hyperlinks.


Anyone has an idea for solve that puzzle?
And could explain what is going on with CR/LF characters from Youtube text?



After a while looking for a solution, for my big surprise, that very old Windows 98 text editor, called Write.exe could do the trick. But it's still failing to get hyperlinks from video timecode. It just catches them from links with "http" prefix.


I tried too many online text editors, GoogleDocs, Office 365, Zoho, EditPad and others. None of them place correctly line endings. But grab hyperlinks.


I'm advised that it's because unix-like lines terminations.
Any VBA or other workaround to get those correct line endings?



I'm still without a full solution.

I got that Windows manages how clipboard data is used by destination application.
And UltraEdit has an option to convert line endings.


I could see the clipboard content using "clipbrd.exe", but couldn't find a way to change it to the desired format.
It just display data, do not edit or convert it .

In other words, now I can understand the problem, but cannot solve it.
Curiously, this happens only with Youtube text from "Description" field.


I copy text from all pages around the globe and paste it to Microsoft Word without this problem.


Firefox here.

I had searched for a tool, online or not, to convert what UltraEdit do, without success.


Goal is to copy that description field and paste it to Word preserving line endings.

Any suggestion?

Cross-posted with an answer in Super-User; microsoft word - Line endings from Youtube text - Super User
Also at Line endings from Youtube text - Microsoft Community Hub

Please read A Message to Forum Cross-Posters

@Charles_Kenyon, thank you for pointing me to "Cross-posting Etiquette" and sorry for my own cross-posting.
I understand and I agree with all reasons for don't do that.

My question came up some days ago, and I post it at UltraEdit forum last wednesday.
Mofi, its Moderator, gave me some explanations about Windows clipboard, but couldn't see a solution for that.
And more: he said that UltraEdit forum wasn't a place to discuss that issue. Thus, he deleted the entire thread I had started.
I have a copy of the page, but it doesn't exist anymore.
UltraEdit, UltraCompare, UEStudio forums - Information

He also had suggested another forum, about Office issues, and I'm here.


First, I tried SuperUser, where I'd already had an account. It was yesterday.
I got a half solution from @harrymc, as I said there.
And today, I came here and here.
I hope someone has a suggestion that can solve the problem.

I'm not newbie at forums environment.
And I respect all kinds of etiquette for that.
I began using BBS, mailing lists and listserv, like Majordomo, in the mid-90'.
Of course, I used many other usernames.

I'd like to say sorry if my cross-posting can have harmed this forum.

Not a problem. However, if necessary to cross-post, it is important to focus on one forum for discussion and answers, and to notify each location when you get an answer and where.