Excel 2013 64-bit VBA: Clipboard API doesn't work

OK, I got it now...

You need to change this line in your version of the code:

Private Declare PtrSafe Function lstrcpy Lib "kernel32" (ByVal lpString1 As String, ByVal lpString2 As String) As LongPtr

To this:

Private Declare PtrSafe Function lstrcpy Lib "kernel32" (ByVal lpString1 As Any, ByVal lpString2 As Any) As LongPtr

If you step through the code as you had it, you will see that the value of lpGlobalMemory changes when lstrcopy is called. When the types are changed to Any, the value stays the same.

Works for me on windows 7. Hope it works for you!


Posting complete code for others. Tested and working on 32 Bit Versions of Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 64 Bit Excel 2013 All running on Windows 10

 'http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14738330/office-2013-excel-putinclipboard-is-different
Option Explicit
#If VBA7 Then
    Declare PtrSafe Function GlobalUnlock Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As LongPtr) As LongPtr
    Declare PtrSafe Function GlobalLock Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As LongPtr) As LongPtr
    Declare PtrSafe Function GlobalAlloc Lib "kernel32" (ByVal wFlags As Long, ByVal dwBytes As LongPtr) As LongPtr
    Declare PtrSafe Function CloseClipboard Lib "User32" () As Long
    Declare PtrSafe Function OpenClipboard Lib "User32" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr) As LongPtr
    Declare PtrSafe Function EmptyClipboard Lib "User32" () As Long
    Declare PtrSafe Function lstrcpy Lib "kernel32" (ByVal lpString1 As Any, ByVal lpString2 As Any) As LongPtr
    Declare PtrSafe Function SetClipboardData Lib "User32" (ByVal wFormat As Long, ByVal hMem As LongPtr) As LongPtr
#Else
    Declare Function GlobalUnlock Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As Long) As Long
    Declare Function GlobalLock Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As Long) As Long
    Declare Function GlobalAlloc Lib "kernel32" (ByVal wFlags As Long, ByVal dwBytes As Long) As Long
    Declare Function CloseClipboard Lib "User32" () As Long
    Declare Function OpenClipboard Lib "User32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
    Declare Function EmptyClipboard Lib "User32" () As Long
    Declare Function lstrcpy Lib "kernel32" (ByVal lpString1 As Any, ByVal lpString2 As Any) As Long
    Declare Function SetClipboardData Lib "User32" (ByVal wFormat As Long, ByVal hMem As Long) As Long
#End If

Public Const GHND = &H42
Public Const CF_TEXT = 1
Public Const MAXSIZE = 4096

Function ClipBoard_SetData(MyString As String)
   #If VBA7 Then
      Dim hGlobalMemory As LongPtr, lpGlobalMemory As LongPtr, hClipMemory As LongPtr
   #Else
      Dim hGlobalMemory As Long, lpGlobalMemory As Long, hClipMemory As Long
   #End If
   Dim x As Long
   ' Allocate moveable global memory.
   '-------------------------------------------
   hGlobalMemory = GlobalAlloc(GHND, Len(MyString) + 1)

   ' Lock the block to get a far pointer
   ' to this memory.
   lpGlobalMemory = GlobalLock(hGlobalMemory)

   ' Copy the string to this global memory.
   lpGlobalMemory = lstrcpy(lpGlobalMemory, MyString)

   ' Unlock the memory.
   If GlobalUnlock(hGlobalMemory) <> 0 Then
      MsgBox "Could not unlock memory location. Copy aborted. Please contact 14Fathoms."
      GoTo OutOfHere2
   End If

   ' Open the Clipboard to copy data to.
   If OpenClipboard(0&) = 0 Then
      MsgBox "Could not open the Clipboard. Copy aborted. Please contact 14Fathoms."
      Exit Function
   End If

   ' Clear the Clipboard.
   x = EmptyClipboard()

   ' Copy the data to the Clipboard.
   hClipMemory = SetClipboardData(CF_TEXT, hGlobalMemory)

OutOfHere2:

   If CloseClipboard() = 0 Then
      MsgBox "Could not close Clipboard. Please contact 14Fathoms."
   End If

End Function
Sub TestCOPYPASTE()
    Call ClipBoard_SetData("Hello World " & now())
    'Open notepad or in the immediate window and hit control-v
End Sub