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5.3 DUIM-Sheets Module

open-clipboard

Function

Summary

Creates a clipboard lock for a sheet on a port.

Signature

open-clipboard port sheet => clipboard

Arguments

port
An instance of <port>.

sheet
An instance of <sheet>.

Values

clipboard
An instance of <clipboard>.

Library

duim-sheets

Module

duim-sheets

Description

Creates a clipboard lock for sheet on port. Once a clipboard lock has been created, you can manipulate the clipboard contents safely. An instance of <clipboard> is returned, which is used to hold the clipboard contents.

You should not normally call open-clipboard yourself to create a clipboard lock. Use the macro with-clipboard to create and free the lock for you.

See also

<clipboard>, page 235

with-clipboard, page 375


Functional Developer Library Reference: DUIM - 3 Dec 1998

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