How can I copy a string to windows clipboard programmatically?

[C.D.]

Hi,

knows anybody a way to copy a string from VI to the Windows Clipboard? The LV Helpfile supports nothing and in "lvwutils" I can't find a function therefore.

I use LV 7.1 and Windows 2000.

Thanks for any help
Christian

[chrisger]

hi there

well, there are several solutions. i attached the condensed version of a ActiveX-DLL written in VB 6.0 and a VI that calls it. you may have to first browse to the DLL in the Automation RefNum.

[chrisger]

... sorry, here it is...

[tst]

If you want a built in windows solution, have a look at these VIs, which use standard windows API functions.

[Raval]

Thanks ....It is helpfull for me.

[rolfk]

In the meantime since that old thread started about 10 years ago LabVIEW has gotten official support in the VI Server interface.

This is a snippet! Drag it to your desktop and from there into a LabVIEW diagram. It will work on other platforms than Windows 32 Bit too, unlike the clibboard.llb library.

[Raval]

wow ....it is really appericatable your fast reply and nature to help.. Thanks a ton.

[Wez]

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@rolfk wrote:

In the meantime since that old thread started about 10 years ago LabVIEW has gotten official support in the VI Server interface.

This is a snippet! Drag it to your desktop and from there into a LabVIEW diagram. It will work on other platforms than Windows 32 Bit too, unlike the clibboard.llb library.

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I had no idea you could drop and drag snippets! I thought snippets were PNG's! Changed my life, now just need to claim back the many dozens of hours I've spent copying snippets by hand........

[James.M]

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@Wez wrote:

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@rolfk wrote:

In the meantime since that old thread started about 10 years ago LabVIEW has gotten official support in the VI Server interface.

This is a snippet! Drag it to your desktop and from there into a LabVIEW diagram. It will work on other platforms than Windows 32 Bit too, unlike the clibboard.llb library.

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I had no idea you could drop and drag snippets! I thought snippets were PNG's! Changed my life, now just need to claim back the many dozens of hours I've spent copying snippets by hand........

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By the way, I think rolfk's post is a bit outdated. You can drag the snippet directly from your browser to your block diagram usually without needing to save it to file first.

[Blokk]

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James.Morris wrote:

By the way, I think rolfk's post is a bit outdated. You can drag the snippet directly from your browser to your block diagram usually without needing to save it to file first.

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Nope. Does not work with Firefox in this way, first i have to save the png. However, the simple drag&drop works with Chrome browser... No idea why is this difference.