Not sure who wrote the original code (if this yours PM me and I'll edit this message to give you full credit) but I've found this really useful.
there are 2 functions. One to get data from the clipboard and another to put data into it.
Just pop the code into a new module and away you go!
there are 2 functions. One to get data from the clipboard and another to put data into it.
Just pop the code into a new module and away you go!
Code:
Declare Function GlobalUnlock Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As Long) _
As Long
Declare Function GlobalLock Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As Long) _
As Long
Declare Function GlobalAlloc Lib "kernel32" (ByVal wFlags As Long, _
ByVal dwBytes As Long) As Long
Declare Function CloseClipboard Lib "User32" () As Long
Declare Function OpenClipboard Lib "User32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) _
As Long
Declare Function EmptyClipboard Lib "User32" () As Long
Declare Function lstrcpy Lib "kernel32" (ByVal lpString1 As Any, _
ByVal lpString2 As Any) As Long
Declare Function SetClipboardData Lib "User32" (ByVal wFormat _
As Long, ByVal hMem As Long) As Long
Declare Function GetClipboardData Lib "User32" (ByVal wFormat As _
Long) As Long
Declare Function GlobalSize Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As Long) _
As Long
Public Const GHND = &H42
Public Const CF_TEXT = 1
Public Const MAXSIZE = 4096
Function ClipBoard_GetData()
Dim hClipMemory As Long
Dim lpClipMemory As Long
Dim MyString As String
Dim RetVal As Long
If OpenClipboard(0&) = 0 Then
MsgBox "Cannot open Clipboard. Another app. may have it open"
Exit Function
End If
' Obtain the handle to the global memory
' block that is referencing the text.
hClipMemory = GetClipboardData(CF_TEXT)
If IsNull(hClipMemory) Then
MsgBox "Could not allocate memory"
GoTo OutOfHere
End If
' Lock Clipboard memory so we can reference
' the actual data string.
lpClipMemory = GlobalLock(hClipMemory)
If Not IsNull(lpClipMemory) Then
MyString = Space$(MAXSIZE)
RetVal = lstrcpy(MyString, lpClipMemory)
RetVal = GlobalUnlock(hClipMemory)
' Peel off the null terminating character.
MyString = Mid(MyString, 1, InStr(1, MyString, Chr$(0), 0) - 1)
Else
MsgBox "Could not lock memory to copy string from."
End If
OutOfHere:
RetVal = CloseClipboard()
ClipBoard_GetData = MyString
End Function
Function ClipBoard_SetData(MyString As String)
Dim hGlobalMemory As Long, lpGlobalMemory As Long
Dim hClipMemory As Long, X As Long
' Allocate movable global memory.
'-------------------------------------------
hGlobalMemory = GlobalAlloc(GHND, Len(MyString) + 1)
' Lock the block to get a far pointer
' to this memory.
lpGlobalMemory = GlobalLock(hGlobalMemory)
' Copy the string to this global memory.
lpGlobalMemory = lstrcpy(lpGlobalMemory, MyString)
' Unlock the memory.
If GlobalUnlock(hGlobalMemory) <> 0 Then
MsgBox "Could not unlock memory location. Copy aborted."
GoTo OutOfHere2
End If
' Open the Clipboard to copy data to.
If OpenClipboard(0&) = 0 Then
MsgBox "Could not open the Clipboard. Copy aborted."
Exit Function
End If
' Clear the Clipboard.
X = EmptyClipboard()
' Copy the data to the Clipboard.
hClipMemory = SetClipboardData(CF_TEXT, hGlobalMemory)
OutOfHere2:
If CloseClipboard() = 0 Then
MsgBox "Could not close Clipboard."
End If
End Function