Clear Clipboard Command? Is there such an animal?

[Michael_Battaglia@adobeforums.com]

I'm curious to know if there is a command to clear the clipboard while still working within Illustrator. I work in large files and when I do a copy or cut, the file sits on the clipboard and slows down other functions such as switching between programs, etc. Any help is greatly appreciated? Thanks.

[Larry_G._Schneider@adobeforums.com]

Michael,

What OS are you using? Check on versiontracker for Clear Clipboard. What I have is an Apple Script that someone posted a couple of years ago that still works in OS9.2.2. It works fine and should be placeable in the Scripts folder in AI.

Larry

[Big Giant Head]

How exactly does this applescript work? I'm intrigued

[Larry_G._Schneider@adobeforums.com]

BGH,

I can't tell you as it is marked run-only which means you can't view it in the ScriptEditor. It works fine though and was freeware. The only info is that it is version 1.5 and by Mako. I just checked VersionTracker and it's still available.

Larry

[PowerChild@adobeforums.com]

Michael-

My fix doesn't clear the clipboard, but what I usually do to bypass this problem is select a small, insignificant object (sometimes I just draw a small circle), and then copy that. That way, the small item is the last item to be in the clipboard.

It would be nice to purge clipboard, as in Photoshop.