Clipboard - Get contents

Declaration

<AMCLIPBOARD ACTIVITY="get" RESULTVARIABLE="text" />

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Description

Retrieves existing contents of the clipboard as text and places it in an Automate Desktop variable.

Practical usage

A common method used in automation tasks to retrieve data from an application if it does not provide it any other way (such as OLE, DDE, or other means).

Parameters

General

Property Type Required Default Markup Description
Populate variable with contents Text Yes (Empty) RESULTVARIABLE="theVariableName" Specifies the name of the Automate Desktop variable in which to place the clipboard data.

Description

Error Causes

On Error

Example

NOTE:
  • Copy and paste the sample AML code below directly into the Task Builder Steps Panel.
  • To successfully run the sample code, update parameters containing user credentials, files, file paths, or other information specific to the task to match your environment.

Description

Get the contents of the clipboard and store it in the variable "theVariableName."

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<AMCLIPBOARD ACTIVITY="get" RESULTVARIABLE="theVariableName" />