Spike

Syntax

Spike

Remarks

Deletes the current selection and adds it to a built-in AutoText entry called the Spike. Items added to the Spike are separated by paragraph marks.

You can use the Spike to collect text and graphics from various locations in one or more documents and then insert them all together using InsertSpike, which clears the Spike. To insert the Spike contents without clearing the Spike, you use EditAutoText.

Example

This example opens RESEARCH.DOC, uses Spike to collect all the Heading 1 paragraphs, closes RESEARCH.DOC without saving changes, and then inserts the headings into the active document. On the Macintosh, substitute a path such as HD:DOCUMENTS:RSRCH PAPER.

FileOpen .Name = "C:\DOCS\RESEARCH.DOC", .ReadOnly = 1
EditFindClearFormatting
EditFindStyle .Style = "Heading 1"
EditFind .Find = "", .Direction = 0, .Format = 1
While EditFindFound()
    Spike
    ParaDown
    EditFind .Find = "", .Direction = 0, .Format = 1
Wend
FileClose 2                'Close without saving
InsertSpike                'Empty the Spike at insertion point

See Also

EditAutoText, EditCut, InsertSpike