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Clipboard.GetData
Queries data from clipboard item.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | FileMaker iOS SDK |
| Clipboard | 4.4 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
MBS( "Clipboard.GetData"; ClipboardType; ResultType { ; Param1; Param2 } ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ClipboardType | The clipboard type to query. On Windows can also be a number. | "com.apple.icns" | |
| ResultType | How to return the data. Can be "hex" for hex encoded, "base64" for base 64 encoded, "text" for trying to read data as text, "file" for a container value containing a file or "image" for reading data as image. | "image" | |
| Param1 | For ResultType "file" the filename of the container value. For ResultType "image" the image type. Can be PNG, JPEG, GIF or BMP. | "JPEG" | Optional |
| Param2 | For ResultType "image", the file name of the image in the container value. | "image.jpg" | Optional |
Result
Returns OK or error.
Description
Queries data from clipboard item.We look at the clipboard for a matching item with given type and return it in the format type you request.
For server this will query the clipboard of the user account running the server app on the server computer and not the clipboard of any client.
Examples
Queries icon from clipboard:
MBS("Clipboard.GetData"; "com.apple.icns"; "image")
See also
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Created 20th September 2014, last changed 3th June 2015
Clipboard.DetectFileMakerDataType - Clipboard.GetFileMakerData
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