Yes, _CLIPTEXT is available without any depnencies.

>>You may also simulate this functionality programmatically using _CLIPTEXT system variable. This variable is content of the clipboart (text only). Assigning to it puts text into clipboard, reading it you read what text is placed in clipboard.
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>>>>I've tried using Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V to copy text from a Word document and then paste it into a VFP5 Edit box, but nothing copies.
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>>>>Any ideas gratefully received!
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>>>More than likely, you don't have the Ctrl-V hotkey available to your VFP app. You need to supply a menu entry with the Edit keys you want to have available in your app.
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>>>If you try to paste text from a Word document to the command window, you'll see that that works, because the Edit - Paste (Ctrl-V) menu is available.
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>True. Does this work if the menu choices are not available?