Writing copy of windows clipboard test into a variable

[whathandle21]

Hi , I need to know how I can copy the contents of what is on the clipboard into a variable in VB . Please help.

Thanks

 

[tsuji]

You can do it with a giant hack (as dilettante called it one time if I recall).
[tt]
with createobject("internetexplorer.application")
.navigate "about:blank"
sclpbrdtxt=.document.parentwindow.clipboarddata.getdata("text")
.quit
end with
'the result in sclpbrdtxt
[/tt]