win32clipboard.SetClipboardData

int = SetClipboardData(format, hMem )

The SetClipboardData function places data on the clipboard in a specified clipboard format. The window must be the current clipboard owner, and the application must have called the OpenClipboard function. (When responding to the WM_RENDERFORMAT and WM_RENDERALLFORMATS messages, the clipboard owner must not call OpenClipboard before calling SetClipboardData.)

Parameters

format : int

Specifies a clipboard format. For a description of the standard clipboard formats, see Standard Clipboard Formats.

hMem : int/buffer

Integer handle to the data in the specified format, or string, unicode, or any object that supports the buffer interface. A global memory object is allocated, and the object's buffer is copied to the new memory. This parameter can be 0, indicating that the window provides data in the specified clipboard format (renders the format) upon request. If a window delays rendering, it must process the WM_RENDERFORMAT and WM_RENDERALLFORMATS messages.
After SetClipboardData is called, the system owns the object identified by the hMem parameter. The application can read the data, but must not free the handle or leave it locked. If the hMem parameter identifies a memory object, the object must have been allocated using the GlobalAlloc function with the GMEM_MOVEABLE and GMEM_DDESHARE flags.

Comments

The uFormat parameter can identify a registered clipboard format, or it can be one of the standard clipboard formats. For more information, see Registered Clipboard Formats and Standard Clipboard Formats.
The system performs implicit data format conversions between certain clipboard formats when an application calls the GetClipboardData function. For example, if the CF_OEMTEXT format is on the clipboard, a window can retrieve data in the CF_TEXT format. The format on the clipboard is converted to the requested format on demand. For more information, see Synthesized Clipboard Formats.

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Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value is integer handle of the data.
If the function fails, win32api.error is raised with the GetLastError info.