clipboard => string

Hello,

iam pretty new to c++ and i want to store the clipboard into a string, manipulate the string, and put the manipulated string back into the clipboard.

EXAMPLE:
1. copying folloing lines into the clipboard

LineLineLineLine
LineLineLineLine

2. storing this text in a string.

3. manipulate the string.

LineLineLineLine
INSERT
LineLineLineLine
INSERT

4. Put this string back into the clipboard.

i found serveral threads on msdn =>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/93ks5wxz.aspx
but i couldnt compile them. and i have no clue about the syntax.

but i think i could do i if you give me and example.


thanks

Using the Clipboard
Copying Information to the Clipboard
Pasting Information from the Clipboard

Although you have posted in the Windows API forum, the sample code you reference is for .net c++/clr and it will compile fine if you set the clr switch in your project. The syntax is different - but it depends on what direction you want to move forward with in your programming. The Windows API is the oldest and most basic (it's really c, not c++) and .net is the latest. Regardless of which method you choose there is going to be a learning curve - working with raw char buffers in the API (of course, it would also help use string objects) or System::String^ in .net. Personally, I would recommend .net.

@to 0xC0000005
Please keep on-topic and let us talking about Windows API in a Windows API forum!

Thank you!