Retrieves the window handle of the current owner of the clipboard
#include <Clipboard.au3>
_ClipBoard_GetOwner ( )
| Success: | The handle to the window that owns the clipboard |
| Failure: | 0 |
The clipboard can still contain data even if the clipboard is not currently owned. In general, the clipboard owner is the window that last placed data in clipboard.
The _ClipBoard_Empty() function assigns clipboard ownership.
_ClipBoard_Empty, _ClipBoard_GetOpenWindow
Search GetClipboardOwner in MSDN Library.
#include <Clipboard.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WinAPIError.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
Global $g_idMemo
Example()
Func Example()
Local $hGUI
; Create GUI
$hGUI = GUICreate("Clipboard", 600, 400)
$g_idMemo = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 2, 2, 596, 396, $WS_VSCROLL)
GUICtrlSetFont($g_idMemo, 9, 400, 0, "Courier New")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
; Open the clipboard
If _ClipBoard_Open($hGUI) Then
ShowData($hGUI)
; Close the clipboard
_ClipBoard_Close()
Else
_WinAPI_ShowError("_ClipBoard_Open failed")
EndIf
; Loop until the user exits.
Do
Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
EndFunc ;==>Example
; Show clipboard statistics
Func ShowData($hGUI)
MemoWrite("GUI handle ............: " & $hGUI)
MemoWrite("Clipboard owner .......: " & _ClipBoard_GetOwner())
MemoWrite("Clipboard open window .: " & _ClipBoard_GetOpenWindow())
MemoWrite("Clipboard sequence ....: " & _ClipBoard_GetSequenceNumber())
MemoWrite()
EndFunc ;==>ShowData
; Write message to memo
Func MemoWrite($sMessage = "")
GUICtrlSetData($g_idMemo, $sMessage & @CRLF, 1)
EndFunc ;==>MemoWrite