Get data from Clipboard in macro
- Hello,
I'm writing macro for Visual Studio 2005 and I'd like to retrieve data from the clipboard, but I don't know how.
Thanks for all answers
Answers
Here's how to use the class properly in VS2005: http://blogs.msdn.com/craigskibo/archive/2004/02/14/73064.aspx
The key is to make sure the thread is running under STA (how to do that is mentioned in the comments). Also note that the code assumes that there is text on the clipboard. If there isn't then the thread blows up so using exception handling might be a good idea.
Michael Taylor - 11/7/09- Marked As Answer byHarry ZhuMSFT, ModeratorFriday, November 13, 2009 1:41 AM
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- Do it just like you do in .NET via the System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard class.
Michael Taylor - 11/6/09
http://p3pnet.mvps.org - Sorry, but this doesn't work...
I need to get the text from the clipboard into the macro I write for the VS2005 -> Alt+F11. Here's how to use the class properly in VS2005: http://blogs.msdn.com/craigskibo/archive/2004/02/14/73064.aspx
The key is to make sure the thread is running under STA (how to do that is mentioned in the comments). Also note that the code assumes that there is text on the clipboard. If there isn't then the thread blows up so using exception handling might be a good idea.
Michael Taylor - 11/7/09- Marked As Answer byHarry ZhuMSFT, ModeratorFriday, November 13, 2009 1:41 AM
