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Syntax
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WhichFormat =
Clipboard.GetFormat
(format)
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Description
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Returns TRUE if data of the specified format is available in the Clipboard; returns FALSE otherwise.
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Comments
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This method is used to determine whether the data in the Clipboard is of a particular format. The format parameter is an Integer representing the format to be queried:
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Format
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Description
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1
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Text
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2
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Bitmap
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3
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Metafile
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8
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Device-independent bitmap (DIB)
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9
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Color palette
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Example
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This example checks to see whether there is any text on the Clipboard, if so, it searches the text for a string matching what the user entered.
Option Compare Text
Sub Main()
r$ = InputBox("Enter a word to search for:","Scan Clipboard")
If Clipboard.GetFormat(1) Then
If Instr(Clipboard.GetText(1),r) = 0 Then
MsgBox """" & r & """" & " was not found in the clipboard."
Else
MsgBox """" & r & """" & " is definitely in the clipboard."
End If
Else
MsgBox "The Clipboard does not contain any text."
End If
End Sub
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See Also
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Clipboard$ (function); Clipboard$ (statement).
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