copying unicode text into other applications

[Mark Schonewille]

Hi Rand,

This should be one of the following:

set the clipboarddata["html"] to the htmlText of field "my_field"
set the clipboarddata["rtf"] to the rtfText of field "my_field"
set the clipboarddata["unicode"] to the unicodeText of field "my_field"

Due to bugs in Revolution, each method has advantages and disadvantages.

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On 13 jul 2008, at 19:46, Randolph Valentine wrote:

> Hello, all. I have Unicode text in a field, the text consisting of  
> syllabic
> characters from the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics portion of  
> Unicode. It
> displays fine, and I’m very happily able to produce it via a script,  
> but I
> can’t figure out how to copy it to the clipboard so that it comes  
> out right
> pasted into, say, MicroSoft Word.
>
> The Revolution dictionary says:
>
> To copy or export Unicode text from a field while preserving font,  
> style,
> size, and color information, use the htmlText property.
>
> Now, really, this note is not terribly helpful, because it doesn't  
> tell you
> HOW to do this!
>
> So when I try something like:
>
> set the clipboarddata["htmltext"] to the htmlText of field "my_field"
>
> I get garbage pasted into Word.
>
> And when I try
>
> set the clipboarddata["htmltext"] to the unicodeText of field  
> "my_field"
>
> Still garbage. What is the command (sequence) to get the Unicode  
> text to
> properly copy? Thanks.
>
> rand valentine
>