Is it possible to copy text to the clipboard in Illustrator via Javascript ?

I am working on a very basic script that exports coordinates from Illustrator.

At the moment I am just outputing the values via $.writeln()

I was wondering if I could copy the output values to the clipboard. If so, what

am I looking for in the API ?

Thanks,

George

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Correct answer Muppet_Mark-QAl63s

I can't app.copy() here Im at work with CS2… But you may be able to create a temporary text frame set then select the contents then copy… remove…

Inspiring

I can't app.copy() here Im at work with CS2… But you may be able to create a temporary text frame set then select the contents then copy… remove…

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Thanks Mark, this workaround is fine.

Wish there was a method in the API withouth the need to add a pathText.

Inspiring

Just wondering… why did you need it on the clipboard? There is no direct way with the ESTK such as AppleScript's…

set the clipboard to "Some String"

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