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Syntax |
WhichFormat = Clipboard.GetFormat(format) |
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Description |
Returns TRUE if data of the specified format is available in the Clipboard; returns FALSE otherwise. |
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Comments |
This method is used to determine whether the data in the Clipboard is of a particular format. The format parameter is an Integer representing the format to be queried: |
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Format |
Description |
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1 |
Text |
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2 |
Bitmap |
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3 |
Metafile |
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8 |
Device-independent bitmap (DIB) |
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9 |
Color palette |
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Example |
This example checks to see whether there is any text on the Clipboard, if so, it searches the text for a string matching what the user entered. Option Compare Text Sub Main() r$ = InputBox("Enter a word to search for:","Scan Clipboard") If Clipboard.GetFormat(1) Then If Instr(Clipboard.GetText(1),r) = 0 Then MsgBox """" & r & """" & " was not found in the clipboard." Else MsgBox """" & r & """" & " is definitely in the clipboard." End If Else MsgBox "The Clipboard does not contain any text." End If End Sub |
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See Also |
Clipboard$ (function); Clipboard$ (statement). |
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