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VB clipboard copy question

The_Bullman · 2004-04-27 09:44:01

Basically I've greated a form with a textbox and a command button. I'd like to have a command button for copying the text in the textbox to thte clipboard for pasting into other applications(e.g. notepad) I've tried this but it doesn't work Clipboard.SetText text1.text it will add the text in the textbox to the clipboard…

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27-04-2004 10:44am

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The_Bullman

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Basically I've greated a form with a textbox and a command button. I'd like to have a command button for copying the text in the textbox to thte clipboard for pasting into other applications(e.g. notepad)

I've tried this but it doesn't work
Clipboard.SetText text1.text

it will add the text in the textbox to the clipboard and allow me to paste it but only in the form that I've designed, not outside that app(again, not in notepad)

Any idea's where I'm screwing up?

Oh, this isn't a college thing, just something I'm playing around with myself ... Incase that matters...

Thanks for your time

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#2 29-04-2004 9:36am
feakle

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there's no reason for the code not to work, but you need to ensure you clear the clipboard (clipboard.clear) before setting the text.

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