ALV: Context Menu: Standard Functions: Copy to clipboard: How to throw?

Question

How can I throw the standard function "copy to clipboard"
CL_GUI_ALV_GRID=>MC_FC_LOC_COPY <&LOCAL&COPY>
If I try to throw it with the method
<ref to cl_gui_alv_grid>->set_user_command(
EXPORTING i_ucomm = cl_gui_alv_grid=>mc_fc_loc_copy )
, it doesn't work.
This standard function is a feature of every context menu of an ALV grid control.
It is possible to inactivate it via the method
<ref to cl_gui_alv_grid>->disable_functions
, so it must be the right function code.
I visited that the "application server is working"-logo
(the blue waving-water-picture in the upper right corner of
every SAP GUI window) doesn't move if I use this function via
context menu.
So possibly there is no server-turn-around between the
presentation server an the application server when using this
function. The application server only catches an event
cl_gui_alv_grid_base=>evt_copy_clipboard_failed <34>
on copy malfunction.

Answer 1

Hi,
there is a simple method to put something to the clipboad. I have done it a couple of times and it works fine.
Data Definitions:
DATA: BEGIN OF clippboard OCCURS 0,
        line(172) TYPE c,
      END OF clippboard.
cnt1 type i.
ABAP Example:
          refresh clippboard.
          append xx_outtab_pos-prodh to clippboard.
          CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>clipboard_export
            IMPORTING
              data = clippboard[]
            CHANGING
              rc   = cnt1.
In this example the content of the field xx_outtab_pos-prodh has been put to the clipborad and can be inserted anywhere by pressing Ctrl/V.
If you want to restore it from the clipboard, there is a m
ethod called cl_gui_frontend_services=>clipboard_import. It works the same as the clipboard_export.
Best regards
Peter