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Hello,

I'm having problems getting a macro to work. The goal is to copy a selected item (for example a graphic in a PowerPoint presentation) into a different file (for example to a new slide in another PowerPoint presentation). Here's the macro with comments:

%Control(CTRL_C)% "copy item
%Control(ALT_F_R_2)% "open file from "recent file" list
%Control(@1000)%
%Control(CTRL_M)% "add new slide
%Control(@500)%
%Control(CTRL_V)% "insert copied item <<< does not work
%Control(@500)%
%Control(CTRL_S)% "save file
%Control(CTRL_F4)% "close file

The CTRL_V does not work i.e. nothing gets copied. Is there some particular setting to be able to use the clipboard inside a macro?

Thanks,
Luxxor

You can't directly use clipboard inside the macros. Because Flashpaste itself use it when process text template.

You can try to use %Clip()% macro but you should copy data in clipboard manually first, try the the following:
1. copy item manually in clipboard
2. run template with this macros
%Control(ALT_F_R_2)% "open file from "recent file" list
%Control(@1000)%
%Control(CTRL_M)% "add new slide
%Control(@500)%
%Clip()% "insert copied item <<< does not work
%Control(@500)%
%Control(CTRL_S)% "save file
%Control(CTRL_F4)% "close file

And, please note, really macros should be without any other text, spaces and new line symbol

%Control(ALT_F_R_2)%%Control(@1000)%%Control(CTRL_M)%%Control(@500)%%Clip()%%Control(@500)%%Control(CTRL_S)%%Control(CTRL_F4)%


If you need comment them you can use %Remark(...)% , ie

%Control(ALT_F_R_2)%%Remark(open file from "recent file)%%Control(@1000)%...