CLIPSET

7.8.5, PLBCMP GUI Only

The CLIPSET instruction copies information to the system clipboard. The instruction uses the following format:

Where:

label

Optional. A Program Execution Label.

source

Required. A previously defined Character String Variable, a list of string variables, or a VARLIST of string variables from which lines of text are placed into the clipboard. Alternatively, a PICT object variable may be specified to place a picture into the clipboard.

Flags Affected: OVER

Note the following:

1. If character variables are specified, each character variable creates one line in the system clipboard. Multiple variables create multiple lines in the clipboard.

2. If a PICT object variable is specified and it contains a valid picture (through the execution of a CREATE instruction), the contents are placed in the system clipboard.

3. The previous contents of the clipboard are lost.

4. If the data cannot be placed on the clipboard, the OVER flag is set.

5. The amount of data stored in the clipboard by the CLIPSET instruction is only limited by the Windows.(9.6B)

6. This instruction is not supported by the PLB Web Server.

See Also: Example Code, CLIPGET, System Interface Instructions