snippet to code -> don't work if LV started as admin

[mniedernhuber]

The subject contain everything. Moving a snippet into the code window from a VI doesn't work if LV started as Administrator.

Is that a bug or a feature?

[rolfk · Accepted solution]

It's a Windows security. A lower prioritized process (your Windows desktop) is not allowed to send messages (here drag and Drop messages) to an elevated process, as that could be used to inject malicious code into an elevated process. LabVIEW could theoretically call ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx() on all its diagram windows to allow drag and Drop messages sent from lower priority process, but that function needs to be called on every window and for every message that should be let through and would get a real hassle, and of course open your process to malicious attacks.