Dennis & Karen - here's more detail.
The data gets pasted into a Variable Memo control, component ID
"cidPasteText", variable name vPasteText.
The variable vPasteText already has a short description that appears in
the control for the operator's benefit, "Double click here to paste text."
This is part of the code from the On Double Click EEP:
--First clear the operator message. The PasteFromClipboard property
appends, not overwrites.
SET VAR vPasteText = ''
RECALC VARIABLES
--Paste the text into the control
PROPERTY cidPasteText PASTEFROMCLIPBOARD 'TRUE'
--Load the pasted text into the variable, don't have worry about
changing focus or inadvertent editing
SET VAR vPasteText = (CVAL('CLIPBOARDTEXT'))
--Pasted text is usually larger than what's visible in the control, so
move to first character, top of text
--There are also several error checks, operator can now see the
pertinent part of the pasted text
PROPERTY cidPasteText FIRSTCHAR 'TRUE'
--Do what I have to do. Processing continues without any further
operator intervention ....
Thanks again for your help.
It turned out really cool. :)
Doug
On 2/18/2015 8:30 AM, Dennis McGrath wrote:
Doug is eliminating the problem by populating the variable AND the control
display, probably something like this:
set var vPasteText = (CVAL('CLIPBOARDTEXT')) -- populate the variable
PROPERTY VariableMemo PasteFromClipboard 'TRUE' -- populate the control display
(without resorting to RECALC VARIABLES or FOCUS)
Dennis McGrath
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen Tellef
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 8:20 AM
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: PROPERTY PASTEFROMCLIPBOARD
One caveat to Doug's code: the button would need to NOT be a "speed button",
right? Because a speed button doesn't change focus?
Karen
-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis McGrath <[email protected]>
To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, Feb 18, 2015 8:16 am
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: PROPERTY PASTEFROMCLIPBOARD
Great Doug,
I thought you might go that way.
Razzak’s method is great when the user might be pasting multiple times, building a final result.
Your’s will assure that only the last paste populates your control.
Dennis McGrath
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Doug Hamilton
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 6:12 PM
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: PROPERTY PASTEFROMCLIPBOARD
OK, got it working.
What we're doing is pasting an entire screen of mainframe data and then using
certain fields for order entry, so the screen doesn't need to be edited.
The most foolproof (and we know where this is gonna go...) is to use
set var vPasteText = (CVAL('CLIPBOARDTEXT'))
I've put it in a double-click EEP in the target variable memo control.
That way I don't have to worry about changing focus; heck I don't even have to
paste the text into the variable memo control, but it's good to show it for
operator comfort level.
It's cool - they copy the entire mainframe screen and double click on the memo
control and - poof! It's all processed!
Thanks Razzak, Karen and Dennis for your help.
Doug
On 2/17/2015 4:36 PM, Dennis McGrath wrote:
PROPERTY VariableMemo PasteFromClipboard 'TRUE'
PROPERTY VariableMemo SET_FOCUS 'TRUE'
PROPERTY VariableMemo LASTCHAR 'TRUE'
Property Btn_Paste SET_FOCUS 'TRUE' --pull focus away so variable gets
updated
Pause 1 using .vPasteText – looking good!
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of A. Razzak Memon
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 4:18 PM
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: PROPERTY PASTEFROMCLIPBOARD
Doug,
For PasteTextFromClipBoard.rff form, update the "On Click EEP" for [Paste Text from Windows Clipboard] button as follows:
PROPERTY VariableMemo PasteFromClipboard 'TRUE'
PROPERTY VariableMemo SET_FOCUS 'TRUE'
PROPERTY VariableMemo LASTCHAR 'TRUE'
This will also allow users to add further text at the end, if they wish.
SHOW VARIABLE vPasteText should return the correct value.
That's all there is to it!
Have fun!
Razzak
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Hamilton <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List)
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:05:06 -0600
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: PROPERTY PASTEFROMCLIPBOARD
Yeah, that does it. Thanks Karen.
But the pasting is done by a separate button that has the PasteFromClipBoard
property. So to get it to work, I click the Paste button (which pastes the
text into the variable memo control), then click the variable memo control and
then tab off it. The variable vPasteText is then updated.
After the PASTE property, I'll try programmatically setting focus on the
Variable Memo and then off of it.
Seems like extra horsing around - I tried RECALC VARIABLES but that didn't
work. Is there an equivalent PROPERTY command?
Hmm, maybe I'll put the PASTE property in a double-click EEP on the Variable
Memo control itself and then programmatically advance to the next field.
Doug
On 2/17/2015 3:23 PM, Karen Tellef wrote:
Doug: have you "moved off" the variable memo field? This has tripped me up before.
Until you move off the field you haven't "saved" the value into the variable. You might
have to have the eep advance to the next field after the paste?
Karen
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Hamilton <[email protected]>
To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]>
Sent: Tue, Feb 17, 2015 3:15 pm
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: PROPERTY PASTEFROMCLIPBOARD
Thank you Razzak.
I'm able to run the PasteTextFromClipBoard external form and text gets pasted
into the Variable Memo control (variable = vPasteText) when I click the Paste
button.
But when I sho var, the variable vPasteText is null.
Shouldn't it contain the pasted text?
If I do a Ctrl-V and manually paste text into the Variable Memo control, the
text gets pasted and the variable vPasteText contains the pasted text.
That's what I'm trying to accomplish.
Am I misunderstanding the PasteFromClipBoard property?
Thanks much for your help.
Doug
9.5.5.20214 (32)
On 2/16/2015 6:37 PM, A. Razzak Memon wrote:
At 06:47 PM 2/16/2015, Doug Hamilton wrote:
I give up, how does it work?
I've got a Variable Memo control for the variable vPasteText, component ID
cidPasteText. On a DoubleClick EEP for the Variable Memo, I have:
PROPERTY cidPasteText PASTEFROMCLIPBOARD TRUE
As I TRACE, the text gets pasted into the Variable Memo control, but the
variable vPasteText remains null.
RECALC VARIABLES doesn't work and I've tried TRUE and 'TRUE'.
Attributes Word Wrap, How Hint and Tab Stop are the only ones checked.
None of the Cut, Copy and Paste Settings are checked to prevent the
respective action.
Here's a sample that illustrates the use of such property ...
http://www.Razzak.com/SampleApplications/files/PasteTextFromClipBoard.zip
This is an External Form File and you should be able to run from any
R:BASE eXtreme 9.5 session regardless of the connected database.
Have fun!
Very Best R:egards,
Razzak
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