I believe you can achieve this through the use of windows API calls.  There is 
detailed information about using the clipboard on the Microsoft MSDN web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/dataexchange/clipboard.asp

The process is a matter of creating a function that calls the following API functions:

OpenClipboard
EmptyClipboard
SetClipboardData
CloseClipboard

The functions will expect C data types, just use the equivalent MapBasic type and you 
should be fine.  I've not used this part of the API before so do not know the exact 
process to follow, read through the documents provided by Microsoft and it should all 
become clear.

Regards,
Colin Henderson
GI Consultant
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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Newman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 21 January 2004 10:22
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MI-L variable to clipboard


Hi folks

Does anyone know if it is possible to copy the contents of a MapBasic
string variable to the clipboard so they can be pasted into other
documents (eg word or excel)

Thanks for any help in advance
Andrew

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