diff -r 0dd1a5f2a7a1 -r 6083dcecd2c5 PLCControler.py
--- a/PLCControler.py	Fri Oct 09 17:34:18 2009 +0200
+++ b/PLCControler.py	Mon Oct 12 10:20:09 2009 +0200
@@ -597,14 +597,12 @@
                 pou.setpouType(pou_type)
                 self.BufferProject()
                 
-    def ProjectCreatePouFrom(self, name, from_name):
-        if self.Project is not None:
-            pou = self.Project.getpou(from_name)
+    def GetPouXml(self, pou_name):
+        if self.Project is not None:
+            pou = self.Project.getpou(pou_name)
             if pou is not None:
-                new_pou = self.Copy(pou)
-                new_pou.setname(name)
-                self.Project.insertpou(-1, new_pou)
-                self.BufferProject()
+                return pou.generateXMLText('pou', 0)
+        return None
     
     def PastePou(self, pou_type, pou_xml):
         '''
@@ -627,23 +625,20 @@
             # function blocks cannot be pasted as functions,
             # programs cannot be pasted as functions or function blocks
             if orig_type == 'functionBlock' and pou_type == 'function' or \
-            orig_type == 'program' and pou_type in ['function', 'functionBlock']:
+               orig_type == 'program' and pou_type in ['function', 'functionBlock']:
                 return _('''%s "%s" can't be pasted as a %s.''') % (orig_type, name, pou_type)
- 
-            while self.Project.getpou(name):
+            
+            idx = 0
+            new_name = name
+            while self.Project.getpou(new_name):
                 # a POU with that name already exists.
                 # make a new name and test if a POU with that name exists.
-
-                # append an incrementing numeric suffix to the POU name. it
-                # doesn't count up perfectly, but as long as it's unique who cares?
-                if name[-1] >= '0' and name[-1] <= '9':
-                    last_digit = int(name[-1])
-                    name = name[0:-1] + str(last_digit+1)
-                else:
-                    name = name + '1'
-
+                # append an incrementing numeric suffix to the POU name.
+                idx += 1
+                new_name = "%s%d" % (name, idx)
+                
             # we've found a name that does not already exist, use it
-            new_pou.setname(name)
+            new_pou.setname(new_name)
             new_pou.setpouType(pou_type)
 
             self.Project.insertpou(-1, new_pou)