C Programming: Copy to clipboard

#include <stdio.h>

#include <windows.h>

#include <iostream.h>

#include <fstream.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <string.h>

#include <windows.h>

#include <stdio.h>

#include <conio.h>

int GetClipboardSize()

{

  OpenClipboard(NULL) ;                          // Obtain clipboard

  HGLOBAL handle = GetClipboardData (CF_TEXT) ;  // get handle to data

  CloseClipboard() ;                             // Close clipboard

  return GlobalSize( handle ) ;                  // return size of data

}

void GetClipboardText( TCHAR * buffer )

{

  OpenClipboard(NULL) ;                          // Obtain clipboard 

  HGLOBAL handle = GetClipboardData (CF_TEXT) ;  // get handle to data 

  char* szClipboard = (char*)GlobalLock(handle); // lock data

  lstrcpy( buffer, szClipboard ) ;               // copy clipboard text

  GlobalUnlock (handle) ;                        // unlock data

  CloseClipboard () ;                            // close data

}

int main()

{

  // Allocate enough memory to save text in clipboard.

  char * szClipboardText = new char[ GetClipboardSize() + 1 ] ;

  // Get the clipboard text.

  GetClipboardText( szClipboardText ) ;

  // Print clipboard text.

  printf( "Clipboard Text: \"%s\"", szClipboardText );

cout << endl;

  // Delete the memory.

  delete[] szClipboardText ;

  getchar();

}



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