Function Reference

ClipGet

Retrieves text from the clipboard.

ClipGet ( )

Return Value

Success: a string containing the text on the clipboard.

Failure: sets the @error to non-zero.

@error: 1 = if clipboard is empty
2 = if contains a non-text entry.
3 or 4 = if cannot access the clipboard.

Remarks

When multiple selecting file/dir are stored in the clipboard, the filename/dirname are returned as texts separated by @LF.

ClipPut

Example

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
Example()
Func  Example()
; Retrieve the data stored in the clipboard.
Local $sData= ClipGet ()
; Display the data returned by ClipGet.
MsgBox ($MB_SYSTEMMODAL,"","The following data is stored in the clipboard: "&@CRLF &$sData)
; Add new data to the clipboard.
ClipPut ("A new string added to the clipboard.")
; Retrieve the data stored in the clipboard.
$sData= ClipGet ()
; Display the data returned by ClipGet.
MsgBox ($MB_SYSTEMMODAL,"","The following data is now stored in the clipboard: "&@CRLF &$sData)
EndFunc ;==>Example

Function Reference

ClipGet

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