VFP has a system variable that 'points' to the clipboard. You can assign values to it and retrieve values from it. The variable is _CLIPTEXT.

In your COPY button click event put:

_CLIPTEXT = ThisForm.yourcontrol.Value

Then you can go to any other Windows App and PASTE the text.

Or you can go to any other Windows App and copy text onto the clipboard, then in a PASTE button click event put:

ThisForm.yourcontrol.Value = _CLIPTEXT

>I need some help setting up buttons in my form to Cut, Copy & Paste selected text in a field to and from the Windows clipboard. I have achieved some limited success using shortcut keys instead of buttons. But I need the same functionality via a button in my form. The problem is when text is selected in a field and then you select a button the selected text in the field loses focus when the button is clicked and there is then nothing to cut or copy to the clipboard. The only info. I have found on this topic is in Technet that discusses how to use the standard VFP Edit menu bars to perform these functions. I have setup a shortcut menu with these functions that is started and then deactivated in the Init event of a sample form. This allows the shortcut keys (CTRL+X,C,V) to work. But trying to use buttons instead of the shortcut keys doesn't work, apparently for the reason listed above. I am at a deadend right now and could use some one elses point of view on this problem. I feel
>there is a solution, but am unsure where to go from here.
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>Thanks for all feedback!