Copying text to the clipboard

[oMBRa]

I'm trying to copy text to the clipboard but I cant figure out what is the error, here is my code:

CODE

#include <Windows.h>

#include <assert.h>

#include <string>

int main()

{

HGLOBAL hText;

LPVOID pText;

HANDLE Success;

BOOL Close;

BOOL Open;

//char buffer

char text[] = "Hello World";

int nSize = strlen(text)*sizeof(char)+1;

//allocating a buffer

hText = GlobalAlloc(GHND, nSize);

//check for error

assert(!hText == 0 );

//locking the memory

pText = GlobalLock(hText);

//check for error

assert(!pText == 0 );

//copying the char buffer into the allocated memory

memcpy(pText, static_cast<void*>(text), nSize);

GlobalUnlock(hText);

//opening clipboard

Open = OpenClipboard(0);

//check for error

assert(!Open == 0 );

//setting the data into the clipboard

Success = SetClipboardData(CF_TEXT, hText);

//check for error

assert(!Success == 0 );

//closing the clipboard

Close = CloseClipboard();

//check for error

assert(!Close == 0 );

return 0;

}

[Authenticity]

I think that the clipboard is converting the string to unicode internally and requires the memory block to be an ANSI string block, and you need to free the clipboard before you set it's data:

#include <Windows.h>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    HGLOBAL hText;
    CHAR* pText;
    CHAR text[] = "Hello World";
    SIZE_T nSize = strlen(text)+1;

    hText = GlobalAlloc(GHND | GMEM_DDESHARE, nSize);
    if (hText)
    {
        if(pText = (CHAR*)GlobalLock(hText))
        {
            strcpy(pText, text);
            GlobalUnlock(hText);
            if (OpenClipboard(NULL))
            {
                EmptyClipboard();
                SetClipboardData(CF_TEXT, hText);
                CloseClipboard();
            }
            else
                cout << "Error: Could not open the clipboard\n";
        }
        GlobalFree(hText);
    }
    else
        cout << "Error: Could not allocate buffer\n";
    return 0;
}

[oMBRa]

yes, thanks, EmptyClipboard() was the error