Re: Problem with Strings in the Clipboard

[Claus Dietrich <claus.dietrich@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bruce

Thanks! Your comments helped. I solved it by using 
Clipboard.Paste("text/plain").

Best regards

Claus

Am 19.01.26 um 12:39 schrieb Bruce Steers:
> Maybe be us a different format.
> Check out Clipboard.Formats to see if a different format might be 
> used/available.
>
> It depends where the he Copy came from.
>
> Print Clipboard.Formats.Join("; ")
>
> See it's list if formats and maybe try another in the Paste command.
>
> Respects
> BruceS
>
>
> On Mon, 19 Jan 2026, 11:05 Claus Dietrich, <claus.dietrich@xxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
>
>     I wanted to access the text of the clipboard but when the string
>     contains a URL (i.e. "https://www.gambas-buch.de";) the method
>     Clipboard.Paste() returns something else but not the original string.
>     According to the documentation clipboard strings containing URLs
>     are not
>     returned as the original strings any longer since V3.18. Why has this
>     been changed and how can I access the original URL-string for a
>     simply
>     routine like below? :
>
>        ...
>        Else If Clipboard.Type = Clipboard.Text Then
>           Print Clipboard.Paste()    'doesn't return the string if it
>     is a URL
>           s = ...... 'How?
>           if left$(s,4) = "http" Then
>                Desktop.Open(s)
>           end if
>        Endif
>
>     Best regards
>
>     Claus