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SelectedText Function
Syntax
the selectedText or selectedText()
Description
The selectedText function returns the currently selected text, or empty if no text is selected. SelectedText produces the same result as the selection or the value of the selectedChunk.
Notes
This function does not apply to dataSheets. _______________________________________ Examples:
Create a field and type the following line into it:
The delivery date has been changed.
Create a button and name it "Selector". Add the following handler to the button's script:
on mouseUp
put the selectedText
end mouseUp
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