READ_CLIPBOARD
Reads string-formatted data from the clipboard. Copies the data into the
current DECTPU buffer at the editing point, using the buffer's current
text mode (INSERT or OVERSTRIKE).
Syntax
[range | unspecified] := READ_CLIPBOARD
Parameters
range A range containing the text copied into the
current buffer.
UNSPECIFIED A data type indicating that no data was obtained
from the clipboard.
Comments
If DECTPU finds a line-feed character in the data, it removes the line
feed and any adjacent carriage returns and puts the data after the line
feed on the next line of the buffer. If DECTPU must truncate the data
from the clipboard, DECTPU copies the truncated text into the current
buffer.
All text read from the clipboard is copied into the buffer starting at
the editing point. If DECTPU must start a new line to fit all the text
into the buffer, the new line starts at column 1, even if the current
left margin is not set at column 1.
Example
The following statement copies the contents of the clipboard into the
current buffer:
READ_CLIPBOARD;