Help with copying and pasting into variables

[Estimize]

The code below is intended to copy and paste highlighted text but I've been running into trouble.

The Text is already highlighted via the Mouseclicks and I've tried selecting text myself and then running code but I've no such luck. The issue is with the send("^C") part of the code I believe because ClipGet() works when I manually copy something. Any help is appreciated.

#include <Array.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

   Sleep(1000)
   MouseClick("left",1162, 497,2,1)
      send("^C")
      sleep(2000)
      $Time = ClipGet()
      MsgBox(1,"",$Time,0)

 

Update : I've just ran Send("^c") on its own in blank page in autoit to see what it entered and the photo below shows just that.

Edited August 6, 2016 by Estimize

[l3ill]

Try using a small c

send("^c")

 

Edited August 6, 2016 by l3ill

[SadBunny]

Doesn't the mouseclick cancel the selection?

[l3ill]

Looks like the code is double clicking the text which would highlight it...

[Estimize]

3 minutes ago, SadBunny said:

Doesn't the mouseclick cancel the selection?

They aren't the problem , I've tried it with and without the mouseclicks and it still doesnt work.

[l3ill]

I just tested your code several times

doublelcick on sleep

and then run this code:

;~    Sleep(1000)
;~    MouseClick("left",1162, 497,2,1)
      send("^c")
      sleep(2000)
      $Time = ClipGet()
      MsgBox(1,"",$Time,0)

I get a message box with "sleep"

[Estimize]

6 minutes ago, l3ill said:

Try using a small c

send("^c")

 

Just tried and it worked, thank you, this just makes me confused as to why it works with a small c and not a capital C now, any ideas?

[SadBunny]

Good point, I missed that 2 there  I was going to suggest lowercase c as well, but i tested it in notepad and there it works fine with ^C.

@Estimize Where are you copying from? Is it a default windows control or maybe some special gui? Try playing with SendKeyDownDelay by setting Opt("SendKeyDownDelay", 50) (or higher values) on top of your script, some interfaces need more time to register the keypress than the default 5 msec.

[l3ill]

A capital C would need the shift key to be pressed, just not the way autoit works

 

[SadBunny]

The capital C implies pressing the shift key.

From the Send() help file:

Quote

N.B. Some programs are very choosy about capital letters and ALT keys, i.e., "!A" is different from "!a". The first says ALT+SHIFT+A, the second is ALT+a. If in doubt, use lowercase!

 

[l3ill]

I hear an echo...

Edited August 6, 2016 by l3ill