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clipboard from a script

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Are commands available to put something onto the ("global") clipboard, 
which can be used in a script?

I have some text that is held in two or more string variables in one 
application, and I want to be able to concatenate and then paste into 
another application.  (I know I could do it via a Save box or 
something, but I use Workspace or Moredesk, and the target application 
is in a different virtual desktop, so the clipboard is the ideal 
route.)

In the scrap directory, loose, I notice that a file called ScrapFile 
appears when I copy or cut a selection, and then a file called 
Clipboard is generated when I paste it. (Why?  In fact the file 
Clipboard is regenerated *each time* I paste it.)  This is probably a 
red herring -- manually changing the contents of ScrapFile has no 
effect on subsequent pasting.

Impression stores the contents of its clipboard (for text anyway) in 
the system variable Impulse$selection -- again, changing its contents 
manually has no effect on subsequent pastes.

A further problem might be that my string will include Newlines.  If 
commands for the clipboard do exist, do certain characters such as 
Newline need special attention?

-- 
Jim Nagel                        www.archivemag.co.uk
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clipboard from a script Jim Nagel <jimnewsm10d@abbeypress.co.uk> - 2012-03-06 12:10 +0000
  Re: clipboard from a script Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-03-06 13:29 +0100
    Re: clipboard from a script Ron <beeb@woosh.co.nz> - 2012-03-07 11:01 +1300

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