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Property of an IMAGE control that allows bitmap images to be moved into (but not out of) the Windows clipboard when set to one (1). Only .BMP, .PCX, or .GIF image types can be stored as a bitmap (.BMP) image in the Clipboard.

**Example:**

**WinView WINDOW('View'),AT(0,0,320,200),MDI,MAX,HVSCROLL**

**         IMAGE(),AT(0,0,,),USE(?Image)**

**         BUTTON('Save Picture'),AT(80,180,60,20),USE(?SavePic)**

**         BUTTON('New Picture'),AT(160,180,60,20),USE(?NewPic)**

**        END**

**FileName  STRING(64)                  !Filename variable**

** CODE**

** OPEN(WinView)**

** DISABLE(?LastPic)**

** IF NOT FILEDIALOG('Choose File to View',FileName,'BitMap|*.BMP|PCX|*.PCX',0)**

**  RETURN                              !Return if no file chosen**

** END**

** ?Image{PROP:Text} = FileName**

** ACCEPT**

**  CASE ACCEPTED()**

**  OF ?NewPic**

**   IF NOT FILEDIALOG('Choose File to View',FileName,'BitMap|*.BMP|PCX|*.PCX',0)**

**    BREAK                             !Return if no file chosen**

**   END**

**   ?Image{PROP:Text} = FileName**

**  OF ?SavePic**

**   ?Image{****PROP:ClipBits****} = 1          !Put image into Clipboard**

**   ENABLE(?LastPic)                   ! activate Last Picture button**

**  END**

** END**