Re: [AS CS] InD using old clipboard contents

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From: Shane_Stanley
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:22

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On 2/11/06 7:58 AM, "plain*clothes" <member@adobeforums.com> wrote:

> I'm working with a script that grabs info from the doc and puts it on the
> clipboard. 

Can I ask why? That's normally a very inefficient way to transfer data.

> as soon as I left the app and returned, the clipboard would update.

That's the key. There are effectively two clipboards, ID's internal one and
the system-wide one -- they sync when you change active applications.

-- 
Shane Stanley <sstanley@myriad-com.com.au>

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