_CLIPBOARD$

The _CLIPBOARD$ statement copies the STRING value into the system clipboard.

Syntax

_CLIPBOARD$ = 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$, MKD$, _BIN$, HEX$ or OCT$.
• The clipboard can be used to copy, paste and communicate between running programs.

Examples

Example

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

See also

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

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