Inside Macintosh: AppleScript Language Guide / Part 3 - Appendixes

Appendix B - Scriptable Text Editor Dictionary / Scriptable Text Editor Commands

Paste

The Paste command is a request to make a copy of the objects on the Clipboard and replace the current selection with them. The Paste command has the
same effect as choosing the Paste command from the Scriptable Text Editor's Edit menu.

SYNTAX

paste

PARAMETERS

None

RESULT

None

EXAMPLE

tell application "Scriptable Text Editor"   select paragraph 1 of document "Report"   cut
   select the last insertion point of document "Report"   paste
end tell

NOTES

The Paste command replaces the current selection with the contents of the Clipboard. If the current selection is an insertion point, the Paste command inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the insertion point.