ClipGet() after a copy

[RedwookHighway]

Good day I am attempting to write a script that will copy the continence of the clipboard to an array every time a copy action is done. I was looking for the best way to signal to my script to run ClipGet() Is there a way for autoit to run a script on copy?

[Jfish]

What are you trying to do specifically?  There may be a better way.  From what are you copying and how are you invoking copy?

[RedwookHighway]

I am attempting to write a script that would allow me to copy one line of text after another and then on pressing a hotkey past them into fields in the order I copied them, on at a time. Ideally it would work with both a right click + copy and the Ctrl + C. I was thinking about using a hotkey but it looks like Ctrl will not work with the hotkey. 

[Jfish]

Where is the text being copied?  Is it in a file, program, site?

[RedwookHighway]

Well for the most part it would be within a program called ConnectWise. I would be copying data out of there and pasting it into either a web page or Quickbooks. 

[iamtheky]

maybe something that loops constantly.  This demo will show you your array after you have copied 3 different strings to the clipboard.

#include<array.au3>

local $aOut[0]

Do
   sleep(100)
   $sOut = clipget()
   If @Error Then continueloop
   _ArrayAdd($aOut , $sOut)
   ClipPut("")

Until ubound($aOut) > 2

 _ArrayDisplay($aOut)

 

[RedwookHighway]

Thank you very much, I am looking at that now.

[RedwookHighway]

The example script will not run. Giver me an error Line 3 Array Variable subscript is badly formatted. Looks like it does not like the 0 in the array. I changed the number of elements to 1 and it now works. Thanks this method will form the base of my script. 

[jguinch]

_ClipBoard_SetViewer seems to be what you need.

[RedwookHighway]

Thanks jguinch I'm not sure what the clipboard viewer is I will have to do a little reading. 

P.S. Nice cup.

[jguinch]

_ClipBoard_SetViewer is not a graphical viewer, but a "listener" which intercepts clipboard messages.
The example uses a GUI to show how to use the function, but you can use an invisible GUI instead

Edited May 18, 2016 by jguinch

[RedwookHighway]

For anyone interested, here is what I ultimately got. It will let me copy multiple lines of text. Once I am done copying I hit the ~ key and then start pasting. The script will run through all the items copied started with the first one and then switch back with a fresh clipboard once it's done.

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#include <Array.au3>
#include<HotKey.au3>






Func HotSwitch()
If $modeswitch = 0 Then
    $modeswitch = 1
Else
    $modeswitch = 0
EndIf

EndFunc

HotKeySet("`", "HotSwitch")
;HotKeySet("^v", "HotPaste")

Func HotPasteNorm()
    Send("{SHIFTDOWN}")
    Send("{INS}")
    Send("{SHIFTUP}")
EndFunc

Func HotPaste()

    ClipPut($ClipboardStore[$n])
    Send("{SHIFTDOWN}")
    Send("{INS}")
    Send("{SHIFTUP}")
    sleep(20)
     $n += 1;increment varable n
    sleep(60)
EndFunc

While 1
CopyMode()
PastMode()
Wend

Func CopyMode()
    HotKeySet("^v", "HotPasteNorm")
    Global $ClipboardStore[1]
    Global $modeswitch = 0

    ClipPut("")

    While $modeswitch = 0
        sleep(100)
        $sOut = clipget()
        If @Error Then continueloop
        _ArrayAdd( $ClipboardStore, $sOut)
        ClipPut("")
    WEnd

    Beep(1000, 500)
EndFunc

Func PastMode()
    HotKeySet("^v", "HotPaste")
    Global $n = 1 ;this vallue is used to increment the clipboard counter.
    Local $m = UBound($ClipboardStore)

        Do
        Sleep(100)
        Until $n = $m or $modeswitch = 0
    Redim $ClipboardStore[1]
        $ClipboardStore[0] = ""
        $n = 1

    beep(800, 500)
EndFunc