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Description:: Copies ANSI text string to the clipboard. If Unicode support is desired, see forceUnicode.
Multiplayer:: ⚠
Restricted to the server for safety reasons.
Groups:: System Strings

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Posted on Oct 12, 2014 - 02:38 (UTC)

To add a line break in output text do this:

_br = toString [13,10]; // (carriage return & line feed) _string = "Line 1" + _br + "Line 2"; copyToClipboard _string;

Paste into text editor of choice, you get:

Line 1
Line 2

(A3 1.30 Stable executed inside .sqf via execVM)

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{RV|type=command
-[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA2|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
+|game1= arma2
+|version1= 1.00
+|game2= arma2oa
+|version2= 1.50
+|game3= tkoh
+|version3= 1.00
+|game4= arma3
+|version4= 0.50
+|serverExec= server
+|gr1= System
+|gr2= Strings
+|descr= Copies ANSI text string to the clipboard. If Unicode support is desired, see [[forceUnicode]].
+|mp= {{Feature|important|Restricted to '''[[isServer|the server]]''' for safety reasons.}}
+|s1= [[copyToClipboard]] text
+|p1= text: [[String]]
+|r1= [[Nothing]]
+|x1= <sqf>copyToClipboard str _data;</sqf>
+|seealso= [[copyFromClipboard]] [[diag_log]] [[forceUnicode]]
+}}
+{{Note
+|user= Benargee
+|timestamp= 20141012023800
+|text= To add a line break in output text do this:
+<sqf>
+_br = toString [13,10]; // (carriage return & line feed)
+_string = "Line 1" + _br + "Line 2";
+copyToClipboard _string;
+</sqf>
+Paste into text editor of choice, you get:
+<pre>
+Line 1
+Line 2
+</pre>
+(A3 1.30 Stable executed inside .sqf via [[execVM]])
+}}