Get text from clipboard using GetText - avoid error on empty clipboard
Handle the errors with On Error GoTo
as shown here:
Sub GetClipBoardText()
Dim DataObj As MSForms.DataObject
Set DataObj = New MsForms.DataObject '<~~ Amended as per jp's suggestion
On Error GoTo Whoa
'~~> Get data from the clipboard.
DataObj.GetFromClipboard
'~~> Get clipboard contents
myString = DataObj.GetText(1)
MsgBox myString
Exit Sub
Whoa:
If Err <> 0 Then MsgBox "Data on clipboard is not text or is empty"
End Sub
You will notice that it will handle an empty clipboard as well.
NB: to make the code work, you must have a reference to "Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library" (this file can be found at C:\windows\system32\FM20.dll
on 32-bit machines, or at C:\Windows\sysWOW64\FM20.dll
on 64-bit machines), otherwise you'd get the error "User-Defined type not defined".
You can empty the clipboard before testing the above code by using the code below. Please paste it in a module.
Private Declare Function OpenClipboard Lib "User32.dll" _
(ByVal hWndNewOwner As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function EmptyClipboard Lib "User32.dll" () As Long
Private Declare Function CloseClipboard Lib "User32.dll" () As Long
Public Sub ClearClipboard()
Dim Ret
Ret = OpenClipboard(0&)
If Ret <> 0 Then Ret = EmptyClipboard
CloseClipboard
End Sub
EDIT: you may also determine if the clipboard is empty by using this code:
Private Declare Function CountClipboardFormats Lib "user32" () As Long
Sub Sample()
If (CountClipboardFormats() = 0) = True Then
MsgBox "Clipboard is empty"
Else
MsgBox "Clipboard is not empty"
End If
End Sub