Easy to Create, Easy to Change - Easy to use!

Function::Action

Paste

Paste () retval := Paste () .

Pastes data from the clipboard

Parameters


None

Returns/Result


Status: Integer

Examples


Reference

See Also


On the forum about Paste

Paste into DE8 in table view

I ran into a problem trying to use an old trick. I have always been able to copy multiple rows and columns from Excel and paste into a table view in Dataease of course the fields in the Dataease table had to be set up to match the columns from Excel...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Edward Gordley 09/07/13 at 03:02:30

Copy & Paste doesn't work

Hi all, when I simply try to copy a value from whatever source (e.g. from txt) and paste the value into a table for searching a value inside, the value is not pasted and I force to enter the searched value manually. Why?<img data-mozilla-paste-...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Marco Marchesi 13/05/14 at 08:40:05

Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

Download Sample! As you all point out, this worked in DFW up to 7.2 but not in 8.x. Most likely it worked in 8.0 but somewhere along the way this was "corrected".<br...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase 20/03/15 at 09:10:50

Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

It's a text field, it's searching for a piece of text in a text field.&nbsp; I can type my search in a text field after choosing query start from menu/button/shortcut, why has the ability to paste a piece of text in a text field been removed??&nbsp; H...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Simon B 20/03/15 at 10:36:17

Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

"We did a lot with copy/pasting in Memo fields so it might be related to that. It is of the list of fixes, but it is a long list...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase 20/03/15 at 11:01:22

Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

It doesn't works even on your sample database if I set prevent-entry to ON using degroup version 8.2.0.1696 or higher. If I use degroup version 8.1.0.1464 it works anyway. ...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Marco Marchesi 10/04/15 at 08:58:59

Re:Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

The sample showcase how you can do it without setting Prevent-entry on. You do the write protect manually via SetState().If you disable the Form with SetState() it will not be disabled when in Table View or when Being In Search View....

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase 10/04/15 at 11:12:36

Cut and paste

In DataEase 8.5 you can not paste the values from a table in Excel. I miss this feature that was possible in previous verson of DataEase. Will you post it again?When I make changes to a Dql procedure can not I asked to change the layout. How ca...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Finn Edvin 02/11/15 at 10:16:23

Re:Cut and paste

1. The past from Table basically changed because in DE8.5 you can past a multi line and formatted object into a field and it is very annoying when DataEase always ask you if you want to paste multiple records when there is formatting in the source.<br...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase 02/11/15 at 17:51:05

Strange copy and paste problem

Try the following in DE8.5:Create two numeric sting fields on a form. Using the telephone format&nbsp;(999)-999-9999Now enter some data into the first field. Save the data.Now right click and copy that data and paste that into the...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Jeyarajah Arulrajah 16/11/15 at 02:44:03

Paste from an Excel table

Up to 7.52 I could paste into a DE table (multi roll and multi column) from any spread sheet. This was a very quick and useful tool for quick data input. At my last check I can paste a single roll (record) or a single column (multi records single fiel...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Edward Gordley 02/02/16 at 17:53:42

Re:Paste from an Excel table

Pasting was changed in DataEase 8.Before data on the clipboard that contained CR would cause Dataease to ask if you wanted to paste as "multi-record".This was "fine" as long as Dataease didn't support multi-line fields like Memo (and a...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase 03/02/16 at 08:47:42

Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

The example doesn't works anyway (using setstate in Manip field)&nbsp;. The copy and paste doesn't work also on dataease 8.5. In any case in not a valid method because if I check "Prevent data entry" some user could be enter the data...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Marco Marchesi 04/04/16 at 12:47:14

Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

Any news about this problem?...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Marco Marchesi 13/07/16 at 07:07:10

Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

Yes. Our team have been looking into it and it seems the bug is actually upside down.The problem is that you can paste both in Query Mode and in Edit mode so the its not a bug that you can't past in Query mode it was a bug that you could in Ed...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase 13/07/16 at 08:13:37

Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

OK. I'll wait a quick solution. Take in mind that I cannot install next versions of the product (included 8.5) until this problem is resolved. ...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Marco Marchesi 13/07/16 at 08:26:41

Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

Just out of curiosity... What do you use this for?There is plenty of work around's for this in DataEase so why is this a showstopper?This is a "non-existing" problem to 99.99999% of our user base so I hope you understand that we need t...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase 13/07/16 at 08:56:14

Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

OK. I understand. I decide from my side if it's useful for my company stay on the actual version or move&nbsp;forward &nbsp;with the later versions. Anyway the last working version with Copy&amp;Paste with prevent entry set to...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Marco Marchesi 13/07/16 at 09:10:21

Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

Just to confirm the facts here.We have tested this in 6.x, 7.x etc.The pasting only works when using the mouse and right click is that correct. The pasting does not work with Keyboard shortcuts?If this is not correct, please le...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase 13/07/16 at 10:35:05

Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

The pasting (with prevent entry set to on) doesn't works anyway is that I use the mouse or via shortcut (CNTRL-V)....

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Marco Marchesi 13/07/16 at 10:52:58

Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

I am sorry but this answer didn't make it any clearer....1. We agree that this does not work in the new versions but as far as we can tell it only works when you use the mouse in older versions too. 6.52 and 7.2 etc.2. Can you use CTRL...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase 13/07/16 at 11:30:45

Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

Ok we agree. The old version 6.52 and 7 the copy&amp;paste works but we don't use them anymore. We migrated 2 years ago to version 8 and copy&amp;paste worked up version 8.1.0.1464. In the later versions i tested this function and it doesn't w...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Marco Marchesi 13/07/16 at 11:54:59

Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

Almost...We agree that it doesn't work at all now, but we can't get keyboard shortcut (CTRL-V) etc to work in any previous version either.It does not work in 6.52 or 7.2 either.But Mouse works in them and 8.0 and 8.1.So...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase 13/07/16 at 12:08:07

Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

IT DOESN'T WORKS ANYWAY. If I use mouse it doesn't works. If I use CTRL-V it doesn't works. What I can do?...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Marco Marchesi 13/07/16 at 12:12:28

Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

DOES IT WORK WITH KEYBOARD IN 8.1 AND BEFORE!!!!&nbsp;We already know that it works with Mouse but it doesn't work with keyboard in our test so we want to know if it works with KEYBOARD in 8.1 and before.We don't try to convince you th...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase 13/07/16 at 12:21:10

Copy/Paste in Query Mode fixed in 8.5.0.2424

In the reasarch of this bug we found that the same problem/limitation was present for LiveReports.Strictly speaking LiveReports is designed to be exactly the same as a WriteProtected form and it was when our team was researching to check if th...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase 16/07/16 at 06:41:08

Re:Copy/Paste in Query Mode fixed in 8.5.0.2424

Thanks. when it becomes available this version?...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Marco Marchesi 26/07/16 at 10:09:57

Re:Re:Copy/Paste in Query Mode fixed in 8.5.0.2424

We are currently fixing deep rooted and ancient problems with positioning toolbars etc.&nbsp;When this is completed we plan to do a slip-stream release of 8.5 before we concentrate on the ultimate 8.5 release later this autumn....

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase 26/07/16 at 11:19:07

Copy and paste

I upgraded to Legeasy4Dos&nbsp;Version: 1.4.0.4091 Release (17).I cant copy from Dease anymore.&nbsp; Pressing CTRL +Alt and dragging doesn't work. I can paste from other programs with CTRL +V...

Product: LegEasy 4DOS. Written by Simon Lazarus 14/08/19 at 11:59:54

Re:Copy and paste

Hi.We will check but WIN+CTRL click and drag should work too.Will check further and get back to you....

Product: LegEasy 4DOS. Written by DataEase 15/08/19 at 14:57:10

Re:Re:Copy and paste

Win + Ctrl does work, thanks....

Product: LegEasy 4DOS. Written by Simon Lazarus 15/08/19 at 17:01:16

Re:Re:Re:Copy and paste

Interestingly, I can copy (using Win/Ctrl) when I use DE in a window.&nbsp; When I attempt to use it in full screen mode, DataEase locks up for about ten seconds.&nbsp;&nbsp;...

Product: LegEasy 4DOS. Written by Michael Bernstein 22/11/19 at 20:12:07

Copy & Paste in LegEasy 4DOS

Hey guys,is it possible in Legeasy 4DOS to directly use copy and paste e.g. from a browser tab?Thank you very much....

Product: LegEasy 4DOS. Written by test test 22/06/21 at 14:47:37

On the blog about Paste

Application that Showcase how you can write-protect and search with paste in a Form.

Download Sample! In the attached sample we use SetState(), Custom Menu and Custom Toolbar to "force" the user to use our functionality correctly. Se...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase 20/03/15 at 10:47:38