Getting the data in the buffer

[beartiger]

Suppose I've just selected and copied (<Ctrl>-c) some string.

Say I'd like to run a Perl script that acts on this data in the buffer.
How would I load that data into a variable?


Many thanks in advance,
John

 

[Kevin Sproule]

Suppose I've just selected and copied (<Ctrl>-c) some string.

Say I'd like to run a Perl script that acts on this data in the buffer.
How would I load that data into a variable?


Many thanks in advance,
John

John,

Assuming that you are running Perl on Windows, try this URL:

http://www.xav.com/perl/site/lib/Win32/Clipboard.html

Yours truly,

Kevin Sproule

 

[Matt Garrish]

Suppose I've just selected and copied (<Ctrl>-c) some string.

Say I'd like to run a Perl script that acts on this data in the buffer.
How would I load that data into a variable?

Take a look at the Clipboard module:

http://search.cpan.org/~king/Clipboard-0.08/lib/Clipboard.pm

Matt

 

[beartiger]

Take a look at the Clipboard module:

http://search.cpan.org/~king/Clipboard-0.08/lib/Clipboard.pm

Matt

Thanks, Matt and Kevin.


J

 

[xhoster]

Suppose I've just selected and copied (<Ctrl>-c) some string.

Say I'd like to run a Perl script that acts on this data in the buffer.
How would I load that data into a variable?

Assuming STDIN isn't used for anything else, you could to this:

my $variable = <STDIN>;

And then when the program is run and starts waiting for input, hit ctrl-v
(or whatever it is you do to paste.)

Xho

 

[beartiger]

Assuming STDIN isn't used for anything else, you could to this:

my $variable = <STDIN>;

And then when the program is run and starts waiting for input, hit ctrl-v
(or whatever it is you do to paste.)

True, but it would execute prematurely if the copied stuff had a
carriage return in it, no?


J