Code To Minick Control-A, Control-C, Control-V (Select All, Copy, Paste)

[Peter Brigham MD]

On Dec 6, 2010, at 5:00 PM, Bob Cole wrote:

> Here is a script that I use to copy all the text in a field.
> This works on Mac OS X and Windows (XP and 7).
>
>   on mouseUp
>      select the text of field "myList"
>      copy
>      wait 1 second
>      select empty
>      set the vscroll of field "myList" to 0  -- reset the scroll to  
> the top of a long list
>   end mouseUp
>
> The select command highlights the text.
> The wait command allows time for the user to get feedback
> The select empty command removes the highlight
> The vscroll is set to the top of a long list in the field.
>
> With the text copied, it can be pasted into a different application.

Why not just:

set the clipboarddata{"text"] to the text of fld "myList"
answer "The text is on the clipboard." as sheet

-- Peter

Peter M. Brigham
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