Copying Text from Other Sources

Text can be copied from the following types of sources into text attributes of Predict objects (extended descriptions, processing rules, field expressions and subqueries).

This document covers the following topics:

With Command SEL

  • extended description

  • default extended description

  • abstract

  • processing rule

  • subquery

  • procedure code

  • derived field expression

With Command IMPORT

  • Natural source code

  • Con-nect document

  • User defined source

  • PC ASCII file

Text can be copied in the following Predict editors:

  • the description editor

  • the rule editor

  • the expression editor

  • the subquery editor

  • the trigger code editor

If the position where the text is to be copied to is not specified, the copied text is added at the end of text.

See also Transferring Text in the section Editors in Predict in the Predict Reference documentation.