_CLIPBOARD$ (statement) - mkilgore/QB64pe GitHub Wiki

The _CLIPBOARD$ statement copies the STRING value into the system clipboard.

_CLIPBOARD$ = string_expression$

• string_expression$ is the string value to be sent to the clipboard.
• The string value will replace everything previously in the clipboard.
• Assemble long text into one string variable value before using this statement.
• Add CHR$(13) + CHR$(10) CRLF characters to move to a new clipboard line.
• When copying text files, end line CRLF characters 13 and 10 do not have to be added.
• Numerical values can be converted to strings using STR$, _MK$, MKI$, MKL$, MKS$, MKD$, HEX$ or OCT$.
• The clipboard can be used to copy, paste and communicate between running programs.

Example: Set 2 lines of text in the clipboard using a carriage return to end text lines

_CLIPBOARD$ (statement) = "This is line 1" + CrLf + "This is line 2" 
PRINT _CLIPBOARD$                 'display what is in the clipboard
'' ''

This is line 2

Note: The text in the clipboard could also be sent to a file using PRINT #1 _CLIPBOARD$.

• _CLIPBOARD$ (function)
• _CLIPBOARDIMAGE (function), _CLIPBOARDIMAGE (statement)
• CHR$, ASCII (code table)