Copy
 
Purpose 
Copies the contents of the specified field in the current record and saves the contents to the Clipboard.
See also 
Copying and moving data in records
Creating scripts to automate tasks
Format 
Copy [Select; <table::field>]
Options 
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Select entire contents copies the entire contents of a field in the current record to the Clipboard. If you do not use Select entire contents, only the selected portion of the field's data is copied.
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Go to target field specifies the field whose contents you want to copy. When no field is specified and nothing is selected, FileMaker Pro copies the values from all fields of the current record.
Compatibility 
 
Where the script step runs 
Supported 
FileMaker Pro 
Yes 
FileMaker Server scheduled script 
Yes 
FileMaker Go 
Yes 
Custom Web Publishing 
Yes 
FileMaker WebDirect 
Partial 
Runtime solution 
Yes 
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description 
This script step duplicates the contents of the field. To remove the field information, use the Cut script step.
Notes
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Contents that you cut or copy to the Clipboard are accessible to other applications.
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With FileMaker WebDirect, the Copy script step does not place data onto the Clipboard.
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If you manually select field data before you run this script step in FileMaker WebDirect, the script step performs as if you did not make a selection. To select field data before you run this script step in FileMaker WebDirect, use the Set Selection script step.
Example 1 
Prompts the user to either cut or copy the contents of the Email field.
Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to cut or copy the customer's email address?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Cut [Customers::Email]
Else If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 2]
Copy [Customers::Email]
End If
Related topics 
Paste script step
Clear script step
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
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