_CLIPBOARD$ (statement)

The _CLIPBOARD$ (statement) statement copies the specified STRING value into the operating system's clipboard.

Syntax

_CLIPBOARD$ (statement) = string_expression$

Description

• string_expression$ is the string value to be sent to the clipboard.
• The string value will replace everything previously in the clipboard.
• Assemble long text into one string variable value before using this statement.
• Add CHR$(13) + CHR$(10) CRLF characters to move to a new clipboard line.
• When copying text files, end line CRLF characters 13 and 10 do not have to be added.
• Numerical values can be converted to strings using STR$, _MK$, MKI$, MKL$, MKS$, MKD$, HEX$ or OCT$.
• The clipboard can be used to copy, paste and communicate between running programs.

Example(s)

Set 2 lines of text in the clipboard using a carriage return to end text lines

DIM CrLf AS STRING * 2            'define as 2 byte STRING
CrLf = CHR$(13) + CHR$(10)        'carriage return & line feed 

_CLIPBOARD$ = "This is line 1" + CrLf + "This is line 2" 
PRINT _CLIPBOARD$                 'display what is in the clipboard

This is line 1

This is line 2

Note: The text in the clipboard could also be sent to a file using PRINT (file statement) _CLIPBOARD$.

See Also

• _CLIPBOARD$ (function)
• _CLIPBOARDIMAGE (function), _CLIPBOARDIMAGE (statement)
• CHR$, ASCII (code table)