_CLIPBOARD$
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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)