assign clipboard to variables

[Chuck]

i can simulate the computer highlighting, right-clicking, and choosing copy over some text but how do i assign that contents of the clipboard to a variable in the program? this is probably a windows question but it probably deserves to be in the beginners forum.

[Siver (Not logged in)]

I'm probably far off but what about this?

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#include <windows.h>

void Paste( );


You must call that function to paste but you must have something inserted into the clipboard.

Hope it works.

[Siver]

I'm probably far off but what about this?

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#include <windows.h>

void Paste( );


You must call that function to paste but you must have something inserted into the clipboard.

Hope it works.

Continuing with that. Open a text file, use that function to paste it into a text file then read in whatever was copied and store it in a string.

Siver

[Chuck]

(another reason why i put this in beginners forum)

i'm calling the function but having troubles actually using it. just void Paste() does little.

[Siver]

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// The pointer to my edit.
extern CEdit* pmyEdit;

// Replace all of the text with the text in the clipboard.
pmyEdit->SetSel(0, -1);
pmyEdit->Paste();

Paste the text into a text file, read the text into a string and wala you will now have the clipboard in whichever string variable you desire. That should work! The function SetSel will have it start at the index of the clipboard.

[Chuck]

many errors

i know that's from MSDN cuz i saw it there but examples from that site never usually work for me.

[Dante Shamest]

[..edit..] Someone should really make code text appear in a monospaced font.

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>

int GetClipboardSize()
{
  OpenClipboard(NULL) ;                          // Obtain clipboard
  HGLOBAL handle = GetClipboardData (CF_TEXT) ;  // get handle to data
  CloseClipboard() ;                             // Close clipboard
  return GlobalSize( handle ) ;                  // return size of data
}

void GetClipboardText( TCHAR * buffer )
{
  OpenClipboard(NULL) ;                          // Obtain clipboard 
  HGLOBAL handle = GetClipboardData (CF_TEXT) ;  // get handle to data 
  char* szClipboard = (char*)GlobalLock(handle); // lock data
  lstrcpy( buffer, szClipboard ) ;               // copy clipboard text
  GlobalUnlock (handle) ;                        // unlock data
  CloseClipboard () ;                            // close data
}

int main()
{
  // Allocate enough memory to save text in clipboard.
  char * szClipboardText = new char[ GetClipboardSize() + 1 ] ;

  // Get the clipboard text.
  GetClipboardText( szClipboardText ) ;

  // Print clipboard text.
  printf( "Clipboard Text: \"%s\"", szClipboardText );

  // Delete the memory.
  delete[] szClipboardText ;

  getchar();
}

[Chuck]

thx a lot! works great