>>>I'm trying to execute Windows' cut and paste features programmatically in the Click even of a toolbar button. Using the following code:
>>> SYS(1500, "_MED_CUT", "_MSYSMENU")
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>>Do you actually have the Edit pad on the system menu for your app?
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>Thank you for your advice. I do have an edit pad in my menu. I was just wondering why I can't trigger it programmatically.

You can use the keyboard command to programmatically put in a control c and v.

Also the menus can be made into classes. You may be able to reference the copy and paste via object reference if you do this as well. Hey VFP experts, anyone done this?