Clipboard Function

irresistible007

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Is there is anyway (i m sure, there is) to copy the text of Textbox to Clipboard.. ? please let me know
 

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Well... I thought the Copy method did this but it is not working for me. Anybody know why?

TextBox1.Copy

is supposed to copy the contents of TextBox1 to the clipboard. The Cut method is not working as well...
 
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TextBox1.Copy will copy the whole actual Control Object not its Text .

one way is to use the DataObject Class which requires a reference to the MsForms library before it can be used.

here is function that will do the job :

Code:
Option Explicit

Function CopyTextBox_Text(oTextBox As MSForms.TextBox) As Boolean

    Dim oData As DataObject
    Set oData = New DataObject
    oData.Clear
    If Len(oTextBox.Text) <> 0 Then
        oData.SetText oTextBox.Text
        oData.PutInClipboard
        CopyTextBox_Text = True
    End If

End Function

and here is test routine that pastes the contents of TextBox1 onto Cell A1 :

Code:
Sub test()

    If CopyTextBox_Text(Me.TextBox1) Then
        ActiveSheet.Paste Range("a1")
    Else
        MsgBox "No text to paste !", vbExclamation
    End If

End Sub


Regards.
 
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Not so. After reading the help file more carefully, I saw that it copies the selected text of the textbox control.

This being the case, you need to select the text:

TextBox1.SelStart = 0
TextBox1.SelLength = Len(TextBox1.Text)
TextBox1.Copy
 
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Not so. After reading the help file more carefully, I saw that it copies the selected text of the textbox control.

This being the case, you need to select the text:

TextBox1.SelStart = 0
TextBox1.SelLength = Len(TextBox1.Text)
TextBox1.Copy

Yes, you can achieve the same result with this code but will need to ativate the TextBox first . As I said the code I posted is just one way of solving the problem not the only one.

Regards.
 
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Yes, you can achieve the same result with this code but will need to ativate the TextBox first

You don't have to activate anything.

Jaafar. I'm trying to establish the correct use for the Copy and Cut methods. That's all. You keep posting wrong information.

TextBox1.Copy will copy the whole actual Control Object not its Text .
need to ativate the TextBox first

Please check the help file more closely. I would not have had this question to begin with if I would have read more carefully to begin with.
 
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I downloaded a new program called Note Tab Lite, from Notetab.com.
It has a lot of features that I haven't really explored yet, but might be worth a look. I found the link on this board.

Have you tried Select, Edit, Copy?
Or perhaps Alt / Print screen?
Both of those copy to the clipboard.
 
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Well... what should i say... i am more confused then i was before... cuz neither of codes worked for me... I am still scratching my head and seeking the info thru Google... I have to say that i really didn't thought that copying the text to windows clipboard will be such a difficult task... anyways Pals keep me posted if you come to know anything
 
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The Textbox control provide three methods to work with the clipboard. Copy, Cut, and Paste. They all work if used properly. Download example.

1131422.zip
 
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This topic is getting more interesting then i ever thought about it....

I simply shortened your code as per my requirement:

Code:
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
    TextBox1.SelStart = 0
    TextBox1.SelLength = Len(TextBox1.Text)
    TextBox1.Copy
End Sub

It worked fine when i placed the Text Box and command Button on a User Form, But to my Surprise, when i kicked in the same controls on Excel sheet (instead of Form) and pasted the same code... it actually copied the control itself....

Hey anybody there to resolve this **** prob?
 
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