it and explicitVar?

[Richard Gaskin]

Peter Haworth wrote:

 > Actually, the dictionary entry for copy says:
 >
 > "If a destination card, group, or stack is specified, the *copy*
 > command places the ID property of the newly created object in
 > the it variable, and the appropriate message is sent."
 >
 > Not saying it actually happens, just that the dictionary claims it
 > should.

Thanks - confirmed here:

Looks like they've brought "paste", "clone", and "copy" when specifying 
a target container to consistency with "create" in setting "it" to the 
long ID of the new object.

Perhaps the issue Dr. Hawkins' encountered was limited to attempting 
"upperLeft".

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