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Old 02-15-2010
Bummer - we do not have gawk... but the perl script worked.. thanks
 

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DXmCSTextGetSelection(3X)												 DXmCSTextGetSelection(3X)

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DXmCSTextGetSelection - Retrieves the text selected in the compound string text widget. SYNOPSIS
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A pointer to the selected text compound string. SEE ALSO
DXmCreateCSText(3X), DXmCSTextClearSelection(3X), DXmCSTextCopy(3X), DXmCSTextCut(3X), DXmCSTextPaste(3X), DXmCSTextSetSelection(3X) DXmCSTextGetSelection(3X)
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