Hello all,
I have a form which contains a number of textboxes and other such objects. Within this form I have a listbox which is displayed when the right-mouse is clicked. This list displays the options "Copy" and "Paste". The problem is that I cannot seem to code the right functions for these options.
I have tried using SendKeys. The copy function works fine, however when I use SendKeys for paste it will only ever paste into the first textbox as defined by the tab order, which of course renders the function useless.
I found an alternative which is the DataObject PutInClipboard and GetFromClipboard but the copy source and target objects are coded rather than user selectable. The code follows:
Dim MyData As DataObject
Private Sub ListBox1_Click()
If ListBox1.Value = "Copy" Then
Set MyData = New DataObject
MyData.SetText TextBox1.Text <<
MyData.PutInClipboard
ElseIf ListBox1.Value = "Paste" Then
Set MyData = New DataObject
MyData.GetFromClipboard
TextBox2.Text = MyData.GetText(1) <<
End If
ListBox1.Visible = False
End Sub
The problem is the use of TextBox1.Text and TextBox2.Text (I've used << to indicate this). These need to be variable depending on what box the user has called the listbox from.
Any help appreciated!
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Rajesh,
Thanks for your reply.
I see the logic. However when I click on the function e.g. Copy, from within the listbox, it is in fact copying the text "Copy" as the listbox then becomes the activecontrol, not the textbox which envoked the listbox.
It is almost as if I want the code to ignore the listbox as the activecontrol or get it to look for the previouscontrol.
Ryan
I've found a workaround to Rajesh's partial solution. - I'll award the points to Rajesh as it was his idea that provided me the final solution.
I have created 2 textboxes - CopyFrom & PasteTo which contain the name of the object from which the listbox was envoked.
Then I changed the calledControl = Me.ActiveControl.Name to:
calledControl = CopyTo.Value
calledControl = PasteFrom.Value
Final code looks like this:
Private Sub ListBox1_Click()
Dim MyData As DataObject
Dim calledControl As String
If ListBox1.Value = "Copy" Then
Set MyData = New DataObject
calledControl = CopyFrom.Value
MyData.SetText Me.Controls(calledControl)
MyData.PutInClipboard
ElseIf ListBox1.Value = "Paste" Then
Set MyData = New DataObject
calledControl = PasteTo.Value
MyData.GetFromClipboard
Me.Controls(calledControl)
End If
ListBox1.Visible = False
End Sub
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by: R_RajeshPosted on 2007-03-09 at 03:16:42ID: 18686386
Haven't tested it. But this should work.
Dim calledControl As String 'global varible
calledControl = Me.ActiveControl.Name
ListBox1.Visible = True
Private Sub ListBox1_Click()
If ListBox1.Value = "Copy" Then
Set MyData = New DataObject
MyData.SetText Me.Controls(calledControl)
MyData.PutInClipboard
ElseIf ListBox1.Value = "Paste" Then
Set MyData = New DataObject
MyData.GetFromClipboard
Me.Controls(calledControl)
End If
ListBox1.Visible = False
End Sub