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OpenClipboard

The OpenClipboard function opens the clipboard for examination and prevents other applications from modifying the clipboard content.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function OpenClipboard Lib "user32" Alias "OpenClipboard" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long

VB.NET
System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later; Requires Windows 95 or later

Library
User32

Parameter Information
- hWndNewOwner
Identifies the window to be associated with the open clipboard. If this parameter is NULL, the open clipboard is associated with the current task.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Last update: 07 April 2006