Fill function does not fill in Extract filter

I went to extract a portion of a photo and after I marked it with the
highlighted when I clicked fill nothing happened. Any ideas on the
problem? I have used this function before with no problem.

PSCS

Thanks

 

There is probably a little break or leak in the highlighted outline. You
will have to carefully go around the outline and find and plug it. There
could be more than one.

 

I thought of that and did several tests with clearly closed boundaries
and still no fill...I'm always suspicious as to what these all to
frequent XP updates do to software.

 

When this happens is Show Fill checked? Maybe you should trash prefs.
That usually works when PS is acting weird.

 

Thanks for the input. I figured out the problem.

 

There is probably a little break or leak in the highlighted
outline. You

Would be useful were you to explain the solution you arrived at

Bill Newton.