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Copying RTF text to the clipboard

Asked by: hawkinsp

How can I automate copying RTF text to the clipboard?  I’m using the oleRTF ActiveX control in VFP 7, as demonstrated in the Sample Solutions.  Setting the AutoVerbMenu property enables the popup menu including Cut and Copy options, even though the oleRTF object doesn’t have a RightClick event.  That means a section of RTF text can be highlighted manually and copied to the clipboard manually, no problem.

The snag is, I want to do this via VFP code as well.  Relatively easy, you say, because of the shortcut keys listed on the AutoVerb menu e.g. Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C.  However, these shortcut keys don’t work !!

I was hoping I could do something like this on a command button:

thisform.oleRTF.SetFocus()
thisform.oleRTF.SelStart = 1
thisform.oleRTF.SelLength = 9999
KEYBOARD '{RIGHTMOUSE}'
KEYBOARD '{SHIFT+C}'

I have a feeling this might work if I could figure out why the options on the AutoVerb menu work with mouse clicks but not with the shortcut keys.

Earlier attempts included _CLIPTEXT = oleRTF.ValueRTF but this merely places a character string onto the clipboard with interleaved RTF control characters.  It doesn’t copy formatted RTF.  I also played with oleRTF.DoVerb() without success.  API routines such as _EdCopy() might be appropriate but I don’t know C.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Phil Hawkins
Oxfordshire, UK.

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2004-02-19 at 04:38:50ID20890558
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Answers

 

by: cbasozPosted on 2004-02-19 at 05:05:43ID: 10401943

Phil,
I'm not sure I understood.

Do you want to use Ctrl+C to copy the selected text ?
-Enable AutoverbMenu from RTF properties (rightclick on RTF in design mode)
-You can then select text and press Ctrl+C

Do you want to copy the selected or all text of RTF from a command button click ?
If so :
* Button click copying only selected text to clipboard

_cliptext = thisform.RTFControl.SelText

* Button click copying all text to clipboard

_cliptext = thisform.RTFControl.Text

If you want to copy text with RTF codes :
* Button click copying only selected text to clipboard

_cliptext = thisform.RTFControl.SelRTF

* Button click copying all text to clipboard

_cliptext = thisform.RTFControl.TextRTF


 

by: hawkinspPosted on 2004-02-19 at 06:11:12ID: 10402548

I forgot to mention I am using Windows 2000.  Thanks for your comments.  I tried _CLIPTEXT but that's no good because it only places a character string onto the clipboard.  It doesn't copy formatted text.  The character string, when pasted into another application such as "Word" reappears as a character string and not an RTF document.  Use the clipboard viewer to see the difference.  The clipboard viewer doesn't fully interpret RTF, but if you can't see the RTF control characters in the viewer then you are winning.  If you can see them, a subsequent paste won't convert the string back to formatted RTF.

 

by: GunduPosted on 2004-02-19 at 06:56:49ID: 10403000

 

by: ah7386Posted on 2004-02-19 at 14:10:20ID: 10407119

try looking at using the SetClipboardData API call instead of the _cliptext option.
I havent time to write an example but heres a place to start looking:

http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?group=6&function=50

search google for SetClipboardData API references.

AH

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