Need help with System.setClipboard error

Question

SDK version: 3.3.0.4589
Requires flash 10.0.12 or higher
Code:
private function sendTextToClipboard():void
     System.setClipboard("User Name: " + uname + "\n" + "Password: " + pword);
I am using the System.setClipboard function in my application and have incountered an interesting problem.
When the call is made on a windows box (XP and Vista) IE crashes.
The following is the Vista IE error that is being thrown:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: iexplore.exe
Application Version: 8.0.6001.18865
Application Timestamp: 4b077416
Fault Module Name: Flash10c.ocx
Fault Module Version: 10.0.32.18
Fault Module Timestamp: 4a613d79
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0016f1f2
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.256.6
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: fd00
Additional Information 2: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
Additional Information 3: fd00
Additional Information 4: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
The following is the XP SP3 IE error:
Internet Explorer has encountered a problem with an add-on and needs to close.
The following add-on was running when this problem occured:
File:    FlDbg10b.ocx
iexplore.exe - Application Error
The instruction "0x052bee0e" referenced memory at "0x00000018".  The memory could not be read.
Any help would be greatly apprieciated.

Answer 1

Try the example in the docs and see if that works.
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Developer
Adobe Systems Inc.
Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui