Notes on Using This Function

  1. An EAB can be returned when the Set Session Parameters (9) function EAB option is used. EAB is related to each character in the presentation space and is returned following each character.
  2. The Copy Presentation Space to Clipboard function is affected by the following options:
    • ATTRB/NOATTRB/NULLATTRB
    • EAB/NOEAB
    • XLATE/NOXLATE
    • BLANK/NOBLANK
    • DISPLAY/NODISPLAY
    • PUTEAB/NOPUTEAB
    • EXTEND_PS/NOEXTEND_PS
  3. The data string buffer is used in processing the data retrieved from presentation space and copy to clipboard. If the data string buffer provided is not large enough to hold the requested number of bytes, the copy ends successfully (RC=0, 4, or 5) when the end of the data string buffer is reached. As previously stated, the return of attributes by the various Copy (5, 8, and 34) functions is affected by the Set Session Parameters (9) function. The involved set session parameters have the following effect:

    Set Session Parameter

    Effect on the Copy Function

    NOEAB and NOEAD

    Attributes are not returned. Only text is copied from the presentation space to the clipboard.

    EAB and NOXLATE

    Attributes are returned as defined in the following tables.

    EAB and XLATE

    The colors used for the presentation space display are returned. Colors can be remapped, so the attribute colors are not the ones returned by the Copy functions when XLATE and EAB are on at the same time.

Parent topic: Copy Presentation Space to Clipboard (35)