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' This example illustrates the use of the CLEAR, GETTEXT, and SETTEXT
' methods and the CLIPBOARD object. Click the form to copy a text string
' from the Clipboard to a string variable.
'
' To try this example:
' 1. Choose New Project from the File menu
' 2. Choose New Form from the File menu to create a form with a text box
'    control
' 3. Press Alt+F4 to return to the programming environment
' 4. Copy the code example below to the form module
' 5. Press F5 to run the example
'
 DECLARE SUB ClipboardTextDemo ()
 
 SUB ClipboardTextDemo ()
     ON ERROR RESUME NEXT                ' Setup error handling
     Msg$ = "Type anything you like into the text box below."
     Text1.text = INPUTBOX$(Msg$)        ' Get text from user
     Msg$ = "Choose OK to copy the contents of the text box "
     Msg$ = Msg$ + "to the Clipboard."
     MSGBOX Msg$                         ' Display message
     CLIPBOARD.CLEAR                     ' Clear Clipboard
     CLIPBOARD.SETTEXT Text1.text        ' Put text on Clipboard
     IF CLIPBOARD.GETTEXT() <> "" THEN
          Text1.text = ""                ' Clear the text box
          Msg$ = "The text is now on the Clipboard."
     ELSE
          Msg$ = "There is no text on the Clipboard."
          MSGBOX Msg$                    ' Display error message
     END IF
     Msg$ = Msg$ + " Choose OK to copy the text from the "
     Msg$ = Msg$ + CHR$(13) + CHR$(10) + "Clipboard back to the text box"
     Msg$ = Msg$ + CHR$(13) + CHR$(10) + "in reverse order."
     MSGBOX Msg$                         ' Display message
     Temp$ = CLIPBOARD.GETTEXT()         ' Get Clipboard text
     FOR I% = LEN(Temp$) TO 1 STEP -1    ' Reverse the text
          Text1.text = Text1.text + MID$(Temp$, I%, 1)
     NEXT I%
 END SUB
 SUB Form_Click ()
     CALL ClipboardTextDemo           ' Call Clipboard example
 END SUB