DADiSP Worksheet Functions > Function Categories > Data Manipulation and Editing > COPYDATA

 

COPYDATA

Purpose:

Copies the data from a Window, series or string into the clipboard.

Syntax:

COPYDATA(win)

COPYDATA(series)

COPYDATA("text")

win

-

Optional Window reference. Defaults to the current Window if series or "text" not specified.

series

-

Optional. A source series.

"text"

-

Optional. A source string.

Example:

copydata(W4)

 

copies the series in W4 into the clipboard as ASCII and also copies the plot of the series as a bitmap and metafile.

Example:

copydata(integ(gnorm(100,1)))

 

copies the generated series to the clipboard as ASCII data.

Example:

copydata("clipboard text")

 

copies the string "clipboard text".

Remarks:

This function is supported under Windows only.

 

If a Window is copied, the series of the Window is copied as ASCII data and the plot of the series is copied as a bitmap and a Enhanced Metafile.

 

See PRNSCREEN to copy an image of the Worksheet display area.

See Also:

PASTEDATA

PRNSCREEN