Re: Re: Working with text via script

On Monday 26 February 2007 17:56, Deron Kazmaier wrote:
> --- In PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com, Tim Doty
<drakki...> wrote:
> > Okay, I'm trying to figure out how to do what
should be a simple
>
> operation in
>
> > PageStream but I'm apparently missing something
and am hoping that
>
> someone
>
> > knows the answer.
> >
> > How do you get a string of selected text? You can
call GetCursor() to
>
> get the
>
> > beginning and end of a selection, there are
commands to delete it,
>
> copy it to
>
> > the clipboard or do most anything but pull it into
a script as a
>
> string. At
>
> > least, if there is a way I can't find it.
> >
> > Tim Doty
>
> I think a simple way exists for straight text, but I
can't be positive.
> I'm don't have my code handy here. What you might also
do is export
> using ascii text filter (and pagestream text codes).

I would really rather not export the text (though that
certainly is a 
possibility). If I get going on this I'll probably use input
in a dialog in 
the short term.

Tim


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