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Retrieves text from the clipboard.

ClipGet ( )

Parameters

None.

Return Value

Success:	Returns a string containing the text on the clipboard.
Failure:	Sets @error to 1 if clipboard is empty
	to 2 if contains a non-text entry.
	to 3 or 4 if cannot access the clipboard.

Remarks

When multiple selecting file/dir are stored in the clipboard, the filename/dirname are returned as texts separated by @LF.

Related

ClipPut

Example

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
	; Retrieve the data stored in the clipboard.
	Local $sData = ClipGet()

	; Display the data returned by ClipGet.
	MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "The following data is stored in the clipboard: " & @CRLF & $sData)

	; Add new data to the clipboard.
	ClipPut("A new string added to the clipboard.")

	; Retrieve the data stored in the clipboard.
	$sData = ClipGet()

	; Display the data returned by ClipGet.
	MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "The following data is now stored in the clipboard: " & @CRLF & $sData)
EndFunc   ;==>Example