PS TEXT EDIT Reference Manual

Scratchpad
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Scratchpad The scratchpad is a temporary holding area for text that you are copying or
moving.
How to Use
Both the COPY and MOVE command place text items in the scratchpad. To
move the contents of the scratchpad to another location, place the cursor at
a new location and enter the RETRIEVE command.
To place this text in another file that isn’t open or to print it on a printer,
you must use the WRITE command. For example:
Copies the scratchpad
to the file named CASH
Command: WRITE SCRATCHPAD, CASH
Copies the scratchpad
to the printer named
$LPRINT
Command: WRITE SCRATCHPAD, $LPRINT
If you enter a WRITE command with an existing file, the new text is added
to the end of the existing text.