I wanna transfer text that is placed into the clipboard into a variable. then be able to send it from the variable back to notepad or some other word processor. i currently am using something of the sort: WinActivate("First Program") WinWaitActive("First Program") ; Go to beginning of field Send("{HOME}") ; Select all data in field and copy selected text Send("{CTRLDOWN}a{CTRLUP}") Send("{CTRLDOWN}c{CTRLUP}") ; Switch to Notepad WinActivate("Untitled - Notepad") WinWaitActive("U