Hidden Clipboard Contents

Phil Davis davis.phil at comcast.net
Sun Oct 2 16:21:39 EDT 2005


Hi Todd,

It seems "the clipboarddata" is an array. Try this after copying something:
    answer the keys of the clipboarddata

That should tell you what keys are available. Then you can use normal 
array syntax to get at your data, like this:
    put the clipboarddata["text"] into fld 1

HTH -
Phil Davis



Todd Geist wrote:

>Hello Everyone,
>
>I need to get at and mess with some clipboard contents that have been
>obfuscated somehow.  I know that there is data up there stored in an xml
>format that has been "wrapped" in something. But I can't get it.
>
>The clipboard function returns "empty" and the cliboarddata function returns
>"".
>
>I know there is stuff up there, but it looks like the built in Rev functions
>can't get at it.
>
>Does anybody know a way around this.  Is there an external or library for
>getting at hidden clipboard items?
>
>Thanks
>
>Todd
>
>  
>




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