Rapid-Q Documentation by William Yu (c)1999-2000	Appendix A: CLIPBOARD

CLIPBOARD Component

This object is global, and need not be created.

ClipBoard Properties

Field	Type	R/W	Default

Format	ARRAY of WORD	RW
	Format is a list of all the format the Clipboard contains. There are too may formats to fit on this page, not to mention all the custom formats you may have registered. Check your WinAPI help file for a list.
FormatCount	INTEGER	R
	FormatCount contains the number of formats in the Format array.
Text	STRING	RW
	Text specifies the current contents of the Clipboard as a string.

Method	Type	Description	Params

Clear	SUB	Clear clipboard	0
	Deletes contents of the Clipboard.
Close	SUB	Free clipboard for other processes	0
	Closes the Clipboard if it is open. The Clipboard can be opened multiple times, so the Clipboard will remain opened until it has been closed the same number of times it has been opened.
GetAsHandle	FUNCTION (Format AS WORD) AS LONG	Returns handle of specified format	1
	GetAsHandle returns the data from the Clipboard in a raw Windows handle for the specified format.
GetAsText	FUNCTION (length%) AS STRING	Returns text of length%	1
	GetAsText returns the text contents of the Clipboard. See also Text property.
HasFormat	FUNCTION (Format AS WORD) AS SHORT	Returns true or false if the format exists or not	1
	HasFormat indicates if the Clipboard object contains a particular format. Returns 0 if format is absent, non-zero otherwise if format is present.
Open	SUB	Begin critcal section	0
	Opens the Clipboard and prevents other applications from changing its contents until the Clipboard is closed.
SetAsHandle	SUB (Format AS WORD, Handle AS LONG)	Set handle and format	2
	SetAsHandle places the data in the given format as a Windows handle.
SetAsText	SUB (Text$)	Set text of clipboard	1
	SetAsText sets the text contents of the Clipboard. See also Text property.

ClipBoard.Open
PRINT ClipBoard.Text
ClipBoard.Close