Existing ASCII files or SGML files, such as Arbortext Editor documents or portions of them, can become the text of a paste buffer. To do this, use the read -buffer command. You can then use a paste command to put this file in your document.

To create a paste buffer named cprt that contains the text of an existing SGML file called copyright, enter the following command at the command line:

To paste the contents into the document, position the cursor where you want the text to appear and at the command line, enter:

To create a paste buffer named pl that contains the text of an ASCII file called partslist, enter the following at the command line:

To paste the contents into the document, position the cursor where you want the text to appear and at the command line, enter:

ASCII files may require tagging when inserted into an SGML document.