Problem with clone stamp in Photoshop 8 and 9

Whenever I use the clone stamp it may work alright for a while,but then it starts doing odd things like shooting off lines or dots but not the spot I had cloned.  Then I have to undo the marks it has made and hope it will work right the next time.  It has done this on Photoshop 8 and 9.  Is this a known bug?  Can anyone shed light on this problem?

George I tried your suggestion and the same thing occured. Funny thing is my original script would work ok in 9 Pro but not 9 Reader. Through trial and error I found that if I commented out 'oDoc.closeDoc();' the script worked perfect in both 9 Pro and Reader- all attachements printed.
I have tested in 7, 8, and 9 Reader and only tested in 7 and 9 Pro. Eveything works fine.
Very odd.
Does anyone know if I will run into issues not closing the documents , or are they closed automatically after printing? I don't want to run into memorty isssus down the road.
Thanks in advance for all the advice,
-Bill

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