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ashino
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hello,

i know that a clipboard is a memory, but why do i need to read or save data in the clipboard instead of using read and write in files?
i know that using the clipboard doesnt need to open or close it, but what other benefit i get from using it?

thanx
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bergice
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Posted: 15th Nov 2010 18:39
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You don't "need" to save text to the clipboard instead of writing to files. The clipboard is the data that temporarily stores image or text data for pasting it to somewhere else.

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ashino
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Posted: 15th Nov 2010 18:58
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thanx bergice
can you give me a simple example of how to use it?
so that i can grasp the use of clipboard and its syntax

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Van B
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Posted: 15th Nov 2010 20:25
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I often use the clipboard for debugging - like...


load_image("image.png",1)


function load_image(fn$,img)
write to clipboard fn$+" ("+str$(img)+")"
load image fn$,img,1
endfunction

So if an image file is not loaded, I can debug that and find out the file, by pasting the clipboard. It's a little bit like breakpoints, but I find DBPro debugging unreliable, so I tend to use the clipboard for feedback.

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ashino
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hmmm interesting, thanx for the help van B
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