# Function Reference

ClipGet

Retrieves text from the clipboard.

ClipGet ( )

Parameters

None.

Return Value

Success: | Returns a string containing the text on the clipboard.
Failure: | Sets @error to 1 if clipboard is empty
| to 2 if contains a non-text entry.
| to 3 or 4 if cannot access the clipboard.

Remarks

When multiple selecting file/dir are stored in the clipboard, the filename/dirname are returned as texts separated by @LF.

Related

ClipPut

Example

$bak = ClipGet()
MsgBox(0, "Clipboard contains:", $bak)
ClipPut($bak & "additional text")
MsgBox(0, "Clipboard contains:", ClipGet())