GetFileName from Clipboard C++

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Assalam-o-Alaikum,

I right-click on a file and copied it, the filename is send to clipboard, now I want to get that string(filename or filePath) from the Clipboard.
Is there any function for getting filepath of the file copied to clipboard?

Posted 2-Jul-13 4:32am

saad_lah

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enhzflep 2-Jul-13 11:15am

Yes.
MSDN will tell you what it is if you ask it.

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Santhosh G_ · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-02T05:26:00

Solution 1

In windows you can use GetClipboardData() to get the clipboard data.

C++

OpenClipboard( 0 );
HANDLE hClipboardText = GetClipboardData( CF_UNICODETEXT );

if( hClipboardText )
{
    HANDLE h= GlobalLock( hClipboardText );
    TCHAR* tcClipboardText = wcsdup( (TCHAR*)hClipboardText );
    GlobalUnlock( hClipboardText );
}
else
{
    printf( "Error:%d", GetLastError() );
}
CloseClipboard();

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms649039(v=vs.85).aspx

Posted 2-Jul-13 5:26am

Santhosh G_

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saad_lah 3-Jul-13 12:46pm

That is what i want, but with fullpath name like c:\program\test.txt
how can i get the full path with file name which i copied to clipboard?

Santhosh G_ 3-Jul-13 12:50pm

Above code will provide the contents of the clipboard as string.
Clipboard should contain entire file path.

saad_lah 3-Jul-13 12:57pm

got it ! thanx :)
You guys are awesome!

«_Superman_» · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-02T05:33:00

Solution 2

You need to use the following APIs -

OpenClipboard
GetClipboardData
GlobalLock // Call GlobalLock on the the handle returned by GetClipboardData
// Copy data in pointer returned by GlobalLock
GlobalUnlock
CloseClipboard

Posted 2-Jul-13 5:33am

«_Superman_»

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saad_lah 3-Jul-13 12:46pm

That is what i want, but with fullpath name like c:\program\test.txt
how can i get the full path with file name which i copied to clipboard?

Jochen Arndt · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-02T05:59:00

When copying files in the Windows Explorer, the names are stored in multiple clipboard formats. To retrieve the names you may use the pre-defined CF_HDROP format. Other formats are not pre-defined, but registered like CFSTR_FILENAMEW (single file name / first of list as wide char string), CFSTR_FILENAMEA (single file name / first of list as ANSI string in 8.3 format), and CFSTR_SHELLIDLIST. See also Shell Clipboard Formats[^] in the MSDN.

To get the first name from a CF_HDROP object:

C++

TCHAR lpszFileName[MAX_PATH];
OpenClipboard();
HGLOBAL hGlobal = (HGLOBAL)GetClipboardData(CF_HDROP);
if (hGlobal)
{
    HDROP hDrop = (HDROP)GlobalLock(hGlobal);
    if (hDrop)
    {
        DragQueryFile(hDrop, 0, lpszFileName, MAX_PATH);
        GlobalUnlock(hGlobal);
    }
}
CloseClipboard();

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