Clipboard .GetText (method)

Syntax Text$ = Clipboard.GetText ([format])
Description Returns the text contained in the Clipboard.
Comments The format parameter, if specified, must be 1 .
Example 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
See Also Clipboard$ (statement); Clipboard$ (function); Clipboard.SetText (method).