version 11 (Modified)
Get text from pasteboard String
| Parameter | Type | Description | ||||
| This command does not require any parameters | ||||||
| Function result | String | Returns the text (if any) present in the pasteboard | ||||
Description
Get text from pasteboard returns the text present in the pasteboard.
Note: In the case of copy/paste operations, the pasteboard is equivalent to the Clipboard
If the pasteboard contains enriched text (for example in RTF format), the text will keep its attributes when it is dropped or pasted, if the destination area is compatible.
Note that 4D text fields and variables can contain up to 2 GB of text.
See Also
GET PASTEBOARD DATA, GET PICTURE FROM PASTEBOARD, Pasteboard data size.
System Variables
If the text is correctly extracted, OK is set to 1; otherwise OK is set to 0.
Error Handling
If there is not enough memory to extract the text, an error -108 is generated.