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Attachmate.Reflection.Objects Library / Attachmate.Reflection.Objects.Productivity Library / Productivity Object / ScratchPadContents Property
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ScratchPadContents Property
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Gets or sets the contents of the Scratch Pad.
Syntax
expression.ScratchPadContents As String
where expression is a variable that represents a Productivity Object
Remarks
Scratch Pad accepts both text strings and Rich Text Format (RTF) strings.

To empty the Scratch Pad contents, pass in an empty string. (Do not pass in Nothing.)

Example
This sample writes content to the Scratch Pad and then retrieves it in Rich Text Format and as plain text.
Sub GetContentFromScratchpad()
   
    Dim contents As String
   
    'Load some content into the scratch pad
    ThisIbmTerminal.Productivity.ScratchPadContents = "Some text"
   
    'Retrieve the content in rich text format
    contents = ThisIbmTerminal.Productivity.ScratchPadContents
    Debug.Print "Rich text format: " + contents
   
    'Now retreive the content as plain text
    contents = ThisIbmTerminal.Productivity.ScratchPadContentsAsText
    Debug.Print "Plain text format: " + contents
   
End Sub
See Also

Reference

Productivity Object
Productivity Members

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