Paste
Purpose 
Pastes the contents of the Clipboard into the specified field in the current record.
Format 
Paste [Select; No style; <table::field>]
Options 
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Select entire contents replaces the contents of a field with the contents of the Clipboard. If you do not use Select entire contents, Paste copies the contents of the Clipboard to the currently selected portion of the field.
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Paste without style tells FileMaker Pro to ignore all text style and formatting associated with the Clipboard contents.
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Select Go to target field or click Specify to specify the field to paste into.
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Link if Available (Windows) tells FileMaker Pro to choose a link over other formats on the clipboard. If both a link and an embedded object are present on the clipboard, the link is selected. If a link is available, it is selected over other formats.
Compatibility 
This script step is also supported in web publishing and in a FileMaker Server scheduled script.
Description 
If you try to paste data that doesn't match the field type of the target field, FileMaker Pro pastes the data but displays a validation alert when you attempt to exit the field. If the field is not on the current layout, FileMaker Pro returns an error code which can be captured with the Get(LastError) function.
If the item being pasted is an OLE object, you can choose a link over other possible formats in the Clipboard. The Link if Available option has no effect when executed on a Mac OS system.
Note  In a web-published database, use a Commit Record/Request script step after a Paste script step to update the record in the browser window.
Examples 
Go to Record/Request/Page [First]
Copy [Select; Invoices::Company Name]
Go to Record/Request/Page [Next; Exit after last]
Paste [Select; No style; Invoices::Company Name]
Related topics 
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
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