Paste
Purpose 
Pastes the contents of the Clipboard into the specified field in the current record.
Format 
Paste [Select; No style; <table::field>]
Options 
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Select entire contents replaces the contents of a field with the contents of the Clipboard. If you do not use Select entire contents, Paste copies the contents of the Clipboard to the currently selected portion of the field.
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Paste without style tells FileMaker Pro to ignore all text style and formatting associated with the Clipboard contents.
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Select Go to target field or click Specify to specify the field to paste into.
Compatibility 
 
Where the script step runs 
Supported 
FileMaker Pro 
Yes 
FileMaker Server scheduled script 
Yes 
FileMaker Go 
Yes 
Custom Web Publishing 
Yes 
Instant Web Publishing 
Yes 
Runtime solution 
Yes 
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description 
If you try to paste data that doesn't match the field type of the target field, FileMaker Pro pastes the data but displays a validation alert when you attempt to exit the field. If the field is not on the current layout, FileMaker Pro returns an error code which can be captured with the Get(LastError) function.
Note  In a web-published database, use a Commit Record/Request script step after a Paste script step to update the record in the browser window.
Examples 
Go to Record/Request/Page [First]
Copy [Select; Invoices::Company Name]
Go to Record/Request/Page [Next; Exit after last]
Paste [Select; No style; Invoices::Company Name]
Related topics 
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
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