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Re: RE: Why can't I cut and paste between Mathematica and other applications?

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• Subject: [mg34444] Re: [mg34422] RE: [mg34405] Why can't I cut and paste between Mathematica and other applications?
• From: "Michael Math" <michael-math at science.edu>
• Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 03:36:20 -0400 (EDT)
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When I copy as plain text in the manner you have described and go to another
application like e-mail, notepad, etc., the Paste option in that application
is grayed out and I am unable to paste anything.   It is like Mathematica is
copying to its own buffer and not talking to the Windows clipboard at all.

Michael

----- Original Message -----
From: "DrBob" <majort at cox-internet.com>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Subject: [mg34444] [mg34422] RE: [mg34405] Why can't I cut and paste between
Mathematica and other applications?


> Select what you want to copy, right-click, choose copy as plain text, go
> to the e-mail program, and paste.  This isn't very satisfactory
> sometimes when the code includes special characters, power notation,
> etc.  Sometimes you can use //InputForm to get a version that pastes
> more easily into e-mail.
>
> I continue to have problems with this myself, though.  I hope there are
> more ideas out there.
>
> Bobby
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Math [mailto:michael-math at science.edu]
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Subject: [mg34444] [mg34422] [mg34405] Why can't I cut and paste between Mathematica
and
> other applications?
>
> I'm running Mathematica 4.0 under Windows XP.
>
> The Mathematica documentation clearly states that when you copy "The
> copied
> text can then be inserted in another notebook or elsewhere in the same
> notebook with the Paste command."
>
> But how do I get it to paste into another application?  For example,
> suppose
> that I would like to paste part of my session into an e-mail to send to
> this
> list.  I have to either re-type everything and hope that I don't make a
> mistake, or else I have to save (paste) it to a file, then go to open
> the
> file in
> notepad and copy it from there to paste into my mail program.  This is
> very
> inconvenient, especially if I have lots of different lines in different
> places.
>
> Cut does not work either.  I can copy and cut and paste anywhere within
> Mathematica, but nothing is being sent to the Windows clipboard.  The
> "Paste" option in other Windows applications is greyed out, and the
> clipboard editor shows the clipboard is empty.  I am trying to paste
> simple
> text, no fancy graphics or fonts.
>
> Am I missing something?
>
> Michael
>

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  • RE: Why can't I cut and paste between Mathematica and other applications?
    • From: "DrBob" <majort@cox-internet.com>