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Added new _STRCMP and _STRICMP commands for quick string comparisons. Cleaned up QB64 to finish removing the QUI (quick user insert) code and folders. Altered UCASE and LCASE routines to be faster in some situations for us.
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The {{KW|_CLIPBOARD$}} function returns the current Operating System's clipboard contents as a [[STRING]].
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{{PageSyntax}}
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:''result$'' = {{KW|_CLIPBOARD$}}
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{{PageDescription}}
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* Text returned can contain the entire contents of a copied file or web page.
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* The string returned can also contain formatting like CRLF ([[CHR$]](13) + [[CHR$]](10)) end of line characters.
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* The clipboard can be used to copy, paste and communicate between running programs.
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''Example:'' Passing a string value between two running programs no matter where they are located.
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Program1:
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{{CodeStart}} '' ''
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{{Cl|PRINT}} "Start Program2 to read your text entries! Empty entry quits!"
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{{Cl|_CLIPBOARD$ (statement)|_CLIPBOARD$}} = "Entry program started!" 'set clipboard initially
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DO
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{{Cl|LINE INPUT}} "Enter some text to send to other program: ", text$
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{{Cl|IF...THEN|IF}} text$ = "" {{Cl|THEN}} {{Cl|EXIT DO}}
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{{Cl|_CLIPBOARD$ (statement)|_CLIPBOARD$}} = text$
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{{Cl|LOOP}}
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{{Cl|SYSTEM}} '' ''
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{{CodeEnd}}
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Program2:
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{{CodeStart}}
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{{Cl|PRINT}} "Enter text in Program1 and this program will read it. Esc key quits!"
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DO
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text$ = {{Cl|_CLIPBOARD$}} 'function returns clipboard contents
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{{Cl|IF...THEN|IF}} {{Cl|LEN}}(text$) {{Cl|THEN}}
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{{Cl|PRINT}} text$
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{{Cl|_CLIPBOARD$ (statement)|_CLIPBOARD$}} = "" 'clear clipboard after a read
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{{Cl|END IF}}
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{{Cl|LOOP}} {{Cl|UNTIL}} {{Cl|INKEY$}} = {{Cl|CHR$}}(27)
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{{Cl|END}} '' ''
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{{CodeEnd}}
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:''Explanation:'' Compile and run both programs at once to see the interaction. You could also run them on different paths.
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{{PageSeeAlso}}
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* [[_CLIPBOARD$ (statement)]]
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