yank

This command is used in a similar way to the <?char> and <?word> commands, i.e. within paragraph style definitions and hash callouts to call text from the paragraph text into the paragraph style (a call-in). The <?yank> command, however, has an additional search string option which enables you to specify the actual character(s) you want to call in.

The example below will change the typeface to Times New Roman when it encounters <tag>, ignoring <?commands> and <$$> during the search:

no of yanks

The number of times to execute the search string.

option

The way in which the characters should be extracted from the stream:

0	Cut (default)
1	Copy

ignore_flags

Which tags or codes should be ignored during the formatting of the <?yank> command. The numbers are cumulative so, for example, if you want to ignore all tags and codes, use the value 63.

1	&references;
2	<style_tags>
4	<?commands>
8	Ends of paragraphs, ie.
16	<$$> <$>
32	<!comments>

search_string

Regular search string syntax (see search for further information) with one exception: c is the only permitted option when used with the yank function, e.g.:

/\60\body\62\/c