VAXTPU COPY_TEXT — VMS 5.2

 COPY_TEXT

 Copies the text of a string, range, or buffer, putting it before the
 current position in the current buffer.  The text is entered according to
 the current mode (INSERT or OVERSTRIKE).

 Syntax

    [range1 := ] COPY_TEXT ({string | range2 | buffer})

 Parameters

    range1               A range where the copied text has been placed.

    string               A string you want to copy.

    range2               A range containing the text you want to copy.  The
                         range is NOT removed or destroyed.

    buffer               A buffer containing the text you want to copy.
                         The buffer is NOT removed or destroyed.

 Comments

 If the current buffer is in insert mode, the text is inserted before the
 current position in the buffer.  If the current buffer is in overstrike
 mode, the text replaces existing text starting at the current position and
 continuing for the length of the string, range, or buffer.

 You cannot add a buffer or range to itself.

 If the current buffer is mapped to a visible window, COPY_TEXT causes
 VAXTPU to synchronize the active editing point with the active cursor
 position.  As a result, VAXTPU may insert padding blanks if the cursor
 position is not on a character.

 Examples

 1.  COPY_TEXT ("Very like a whale");

     If the buffer is set to insert mode, this statement inserts the text
     string before the current position in the current buffer.

 2.  COPY_TEXT (ASCII(10));

     If the buffer is set to overstrike mode, this statement causes the
     ASCII character for LINE FEED to replace the current character in the
     current buffer.

 Related topics

    MOVE_TEXT   SET_INSERT   SET_OVERSTRIKE
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VAXTPU COPY_TEXT — VMS 5.2
