VB.NET Question Copy and Paste

[Raffee]

IF anyone can help me with this I will be very grateful.

I want to write a program that can copy a selected text in any other active program (like word, excel,...) then paste it in my program to do some editting.

Is it feasable, can anyone give me a clue how can I do it?

[oupoi]

See more about 'System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard'

[Raffee]

OK thanks,
I'll try it and get back to you.

[Raffee]

Thank you again!
I checked it out, and it works just fine. The problem is I want to copy from other applications, like word or notepad.

I found no help regarding this subject

[oupoi]

'System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard' links with the system clipboard. It is cross application.

Try this code

IDataObject iData = System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.GetDataObject();
 
if(iData.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Text)) 
{
	textbox_A.Text = (String)iData.GetData(DataFormats.Text); 
}

You will get something if the object in the clipboard is in text format.

[Raffee]

I tried the code you suggested. In this case I have to copy the selected text manually, is there a way to have a function (like a button click) do the copying of the selected text from another open application?

Like, I open up a word document, highlight some lines, then when I click a button in my vb.net program, the selected text is automatically put on the clipboard so that i can get it into my form?

I really appreciate your help!

[oupoi]

woo.... it is much more complicate than i thought

If you target on MS Office applications only, you may try to make an Add-in with remoting. I haven't tried before, but it may works.

[Raffee]

Let's say I am aiming at Office applications. How is this done? If you have'nt tried it, at least can you tell me where can I find help?

[oupoi]

If you are using Visual Studio 2003 or later, there should be a project type called 'Shared Add-in' to create MS Office add-in.

See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...HV01098493.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ce06062002.asp

Remoting is a technique to allow inter-process communication within a workgroup (include local machine). This allows your program to get information from the Office add-in.

See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...wkremoting.asp


After knowing all the above, the things you need to do is
1. Creating an Office add-in to get the selected text in the application
2. Add the necessary remoting module/code to the add-in and your program
3. Install the Office add-in
4. Run your program

I have not tried before, but I hope this can solve your problem.

[Raffee]

Thank you so much
I'll try it and ger back to you.

[Jaiprakash]

Am also doing the same work.. please let me know if there is any way to copy the selected text from a word file(2007) and store it in a string..

[Hack]

This should get you started.

http://www.vbdotnetheaven.com/Upload...dDocument.aspx

[Jaiprakash]

dude...i have already gone through those links.. Actually i got the solution..

 Dim document As Word.Document = Globals.ThisAddIn.Application.ActiveDocument

        'Let it speak!
        Dim jai As String = document.ActiveWindow.Selection.Text