[R] Problems with writeClipboard while SPSS is opened

[Uwe Ligges]

Please report to IBM/SPSS that SPSS changes the clipboard behaviour, 
there is nothing we can do when SPSS causes issues.

Best,
Uwe Ligges


On 10.03.2026 11:47, Sergei Ko wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm writing to report problems with writeClipboard when you have an SPSS
> running.
> I use writeClipboard to move data between R and Excel for my excel tools.
> Noticed, it transfers just a few first lines when I have SPSS opened in the
> background sometimes. My colleagues reported the same behaviour on several
> occasions. Closing SPSS solves the problem.
> Just FYI. But I'm curious if someone else has the same problem.
> Win 11
> Different versions of R
> Run R script with Rscript
> Concurrent SPSS license
> VPN on.
> 
> Regards,
> Sergiy
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