Paste plain text from clipboard to mtext without formatting

[mruPRQUJ]

Hi there,

Could you please help me to write a lisp to paste plain text from clipboard to mtext without formatting? Secondly, is it possible to add the lisp to toolbars? thank you very much in advance. 🙂

[paullimapa]

Where are you copying the text from?

Have you tried pasting into Notepad and then copying that into AutoCAD 

[pendean]

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@mruPRQUJ wrote:

...a lisp to paste plain text from clipboard to mtext without formatting?...

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Are you wanting to automate this right-click selection available only inside the MTEXT editor in an external LISP?

Or perhaps just don't know about this right-click menu inside MTEXT? It's a pretty cool feature.

You could also try this Windows tool https://www.stevemiller.net/puretext/ 

[mruPRQUJ]

Hi there,

Copy text from word, or PDF into clipboard. And then paste them into AutoCAD Mtext. Both "copy to notepad" or "paste special" works. I just wonder if it is possible to create a lisp and add it into toolbar, it is faster. thanks. 🙂 

[Sea-Haven]

Be careful "Copy text from word" the text can contain a lot of hidden characters not recognised as m/text, if copy lisp from word always paste to notepad 1st then copy again.

Just a side comment (vlax-get-or-create-object "Word.Application") so can talk direct to word. I have mtext to Word but not read, should be similar to Excel make a selection and read that. Sorry no code.

Re menu yes can add what ever you like to a menu. Look at Pendean image say 3 lines in menu.

[mruPRQUJ]

Thank you very much for your support! 

[caddie99 · Accepted solution]

https://www.stevemiller.net/puretext/

this free program will paste text   stripped of formatting

[mruPRQUJ]

It works perfect! Many thanks. 🙂