Copy Clipboard, how to?

[WetWorx]

I am trying to copy what ever is on the clipboard (mac) so that I can do a search and replace on it (I want to find any HTML and replace it with BBCode alternatives).

This is my first try, anyone have any ideas that could help me?

[BvG]

for example

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put the clipboarddata["text"] into myVar
replace "<" with "[" in myVar
set the clipboarddata["text" to myVar

[WetWorx]

Thank you for the fast response BvG, as I said, I am a complete n00b at RunRev programming, in your example, on the third line, there is no closing bracket around the 'text' variable, it's not throwing any errors, so I am assuming it is correct?

If you could show me how to display the resulting text, it might make things alot clearer for me.

[WetWorx]

Wait a second, I put the code into a mouse handler on MouseUp, and then checked the contents of the clipboard, and it really worked, it can't be this easy, can it?

[BvG]

Try the dictionary for these commands and terms.

Also: Yes it is that easy.

[Klaus]

Wait a second, I put the code into a mouse handler on MouseUp, and then checked the contents of the clipboard, and it really worked, it can't be this easy, can it?

It can and it is, get used to it


Best

Klaus

[sturgis]

Thank you for the fast response BvG, as I said, I am a complete n00b at RunRev programming, in your example, on the third line, there is no closing bracket around the 'text' variable, it's not throwing any errors, so I am assuming it is correct?

If you could show me how to display the resulting text, it might make things alot clearer for me.

To be correct, the closing bracket in the line

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 set the clipboarddata["text" to myVar

Should indeed be there, so is a typo I'm sure. Surprised the code works without actually.

Corrected:

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set the clipboarddata["text"] to myVar

[WetWorx]

I added it and am moving along in my project with both of your help, thank you.

[BvG]

Oops, yeah definitely a typo, sorry for that

[WetWorx]

BvG, nothing at all to apologize for, you taught me something, I thank you for that.