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Clipboard.GetFiles
Queries file paths on the clipboard.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| Clipboard | 5.1 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
MBS( "Clipboard.GetFiles" )
Parameters
none
Result
Returns list or error.
Description
Queries file paths on the clipboard.If you copy files in Finder or Explorer, you can use this plugin function to get a list of files.
Returns native file paths, so you may need Path.NativePathToFileMakerPath function.
For server this will query the clipboard of the user account running the server app on the server computer and not the clipboard of any client.
Examples
Query list of files:
MBS( "Clipboard.GetFiles" )
See also
- Clipboard.GetData
- Clipboard.GetText
- Clipboard.GetTypes
- Clipboard.SetFiles
- Path.NativePathToFileMakerPath
Blog Entries
This function checks for a license.
Created 23th April 2015, last changed 29th April 2016
