Foxtools – Editor _EDPASTE

Version: 01.10.00 - last Update: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 12:35:00

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Foxtools Editor Support Functions

_EDPASTE

_EdPaste() Pastes text from the Windows Clipboard into the editor session passed in <nWHAND> parameter at current caret position.

VFP Syntax

= _EdPaste(nWHAND)

Parameters

[in] nWHAND

Fox-window handle of the editor session to be closed.

Returns

VOID - no evaluable return value, coz always TRUE.

Remarks

You do not need to open the Windows Clipboard manually. _EdPaste() does the necessary Clipboard handling for you behind the scenes transparently. If there is no text on the Windows Clipboard _EdPaste() just does nothing.

VFP Example(s)

Opening an editor session, finally pasting Windows Clipboard content at caret position:

*\\ Open editor session
nWHAND =_EDOPENFIL("TEST.TXT", 1) 
*\\ Caret offset: after character #10
_EDSETPOS(m.nWHAND, 10)
*\\ Finally paste selection from clipboard 
= _EDPASTE(m.nWHAND) 
*\\ Close editor session – ask to SaveAs
= _EDCLOSEFI(m.nWHAND, 2)
*//

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