Clipboard - Set

Declaration

<AMCLIPBOARD ACTIVITY="set" VALUE="test" />

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Overview

Sets the specified text onto the clipboard.

Practical usage

Used to populate a text string on the clipboard in order to paste it in a subsequent step with the Clipboard - Paste activity.

Parameters

General

Property Type Required Default Markup Description
Text to send to the clipboard Text Yes (Empty) <AMCLIPBOARDSET>theText</AMCLIPBOARDSET>

Specifies the text to place into the clipboard. As with all text parameters, expressions can be used.

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

The following task opens Notepad, sets specific text onto the clipboard, and pastes the clipboard contents on the Notepad window:

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<AMRUN FILE="notepad" />
<AMWINDOW ACTIVITY="maximize" WINDOWTITLE="Untitled - Notepad" />
<AMCLIPBOARD ACTIVITY="set" VALUE="This is the contents of the clipboard." />
<AMCLIPBOARD ACTIVITY="paste" />