User defined Object in Clipboard

[Rob T]

I'm having problem pasting a user defined object that's put into the
clipboard....

Here's a crude example of what I'm trying to get done.

Dim fromShapes as Shapes 'shapes is my custom object
Dim toShapes as Shapes
Clipboard.SetDataObject(fromShapes) ' this works...I can see in
clipboard.exe that it has changed

Dim iData as IDataObject = Clipboard.GetDataObject
toShapes = iData.GetData("NOT SURE WHAT TO PUT HERE")

Thanks.

[Brian Swanson]

You should use:

toShapes = iData.GetData(toShapes.GetType)

Hope this helps,
Brian Swanson

"Rob T" <RT*********@DONTwalchemSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:RT*********@DONTwalchemSPAM.com:

I'm having problem pasting a user defined object that's put into the
clipboard....

Here's a crude example of what I'm trying to get done.

Dim fromShapes as Shapes 'shapes is my custom object
Dim toShapes as Shapes
Clipboard.SetDataObject(fromShapes) ' this works...I can see in
clipboard.exe that it has changed

Dim iData as IDataObject = Clipboard.GetDataObject
toShapes = iData.GetData("NOT SURE WHAT TO PUT HERE")

Thanks.

[Rob T]

That always returns 'nothing'.

If I view the GetType in a watch window...there's a bunch of stuff in
there....not too sure what it all is. ;-)

Is there something in my object that need to define? For example, my Shapes
class looks something like this:

Public Class Shapes
Public Clr as color

public Class Line
Inherits Shapes
.....
end class

public Class Circle
Inherits Shapes
.........
end class
end class

"Brian Swanson" <pu*******@gREMOVETHISmail.com> wrote in message
news:u8**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

You should use:

toShapes = iData.GetData(toShapes.GetType)

Hope this helps,
Brian Swanson

"Rob T" <RT*********@DONTwalchemSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:RT*********@DONTwalchemSPAM.com:

I'm having problem pasting a user defined object that's put into the
clipboard....

Here's a crude example of what I'm trying to get done.

Dim fromShapes as Shapes 'shapes is my custom object
Dim toShapes as Shapes
Clipboard.SetDataObject(fromShapes) ' this works...I can see in
clipboard.exe that it has changed

Dim iData as IDataObject = Clipboard.GetDataObject
toShapes = iData.GetData("NOT SURE WHAT TO PUT HERE")

Thanks.

[Brian Swanson]

You should check out this MSDN article for further help:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...tdatatopic.asp

Hope this helps,
Brian Swanson

"Rob T" <RT*********@DONTwalchemSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:RT*********@DONTwalchemSPAM.com:

That always returns 'nothing'.

If I view the GetType in a watch window...there's a bunch of stuff in
there....not too sure what it all is. ;-)

Is there something in my object that need to define? For example, my
Shapes
class looks something like this:

Public Class Shapes
Public Clr as color

public Class Line
Inherits Shapes
.....
end class

public Class Circle
Inherits Shapes
.........
end class
end class

"Brian Swanson" <pu*******@gREMOVETHISmail.com> wrote in message
news:u8**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

You should use:

toShapes = iData.GetData(toShapes.GetType)

Hope this helps,
Brian Swanson

"Rob T" <RT*********@DONTwalchemSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:RT*********@DONTwalchemSPAM.com:

I'm having problem pasting a user defined object that's put into the
clipboard....

Here's a crude example of what I'm trying to get done.

Dim fromShapes as Shapes 'shapes is my custom object
Dim toShapes as Shapes
Clipboard.SetDataObject(fromShapes) ' this works...I can see in
clipboard.exe that it has changed

Dim iData as IDataObject = Clipboard.GetDataObject
toShapes = iData.GetData("NOT SURE WHAT TO PUT HERE")

Thanks.

[Dennis]

I'm new to VB.Net but I believe you haven't instantiated the object. You
might try

Dim fromShapes as Shapes = NEW SHAPES 'shapes is my custom object
"Rob T" wrote:

That always returns 'nothing'.

If I view the GetType in a watch window...there's a bunch of stuff in
there....not too sure what it all is. ;-)

Is there something in my object that need to define? For example, my Shapes
class looks something like this:

Public Class Shapes
Public Clr as color

public Class Line
Inherits Shapes
.....
end class

public Class Circle
Inherits Shapes
.........
end class
end class

"Brian Swanson" <pu*******@gREMOVETHISmail.com> wrote in message
news:u8**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

You should use:

toShapes = iData.GetData(toShapes.GetType)

Hope this helps,
Brian Swanson

"Rob T" <RT*********@DONTwalchemSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:RT*********@DONTwalchemSPAM.com:

I'm having problem pasting a user defined object that's put into the
clipboard....

Here's a crude example of what I'm trying to get done.

Dim fromShapes as Shapes 'shapes is my custom object
Dim toShapes as Shapes
Clipboard.SetDataObject(fromShapes) ' this works...I can see in
clipboard.exe that it has changed

Dim iData as IDataObject = Clipboard.GetDataObject
toShapes = iData.GetData("NOT SURE WHAT TO PUT HERE")

Thanks.

[Rob T]

Sorry about that. I didn't enter it in my example...my real code, I did
have new in there.

"Dennis" <De****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I'm new to VB.Net but I believe you haven't instantiated the object. You
might try

Dim fromShapes as Shapes = NEW SHAPES 'shapes is my custom object
"Rob T" wrote:

That always returns 'nothing'.

If I view the GetType in a watch window...there's a bunch of stuff in
there....not too sure what it all is. ;-)

Is there something in my object that need to define? For example, my
Shapes
class looks something like this:

Public Class Shapes
Public Clr as color

public Class Line
Inherits Shapes
.....
end class

public Class Circle
Inherits Shapes
.........
end class
end class

"Brian Swanson" <pu*******@gREMOVETHISmail.com> wrote in message
news:u8**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> You should use:
>
> toShapes = iData.GetData(toShapes.GetType)
>
> Hope this helps,
> Brian Swanson
>
> "Rob T" <RT*********@DONTwalchemSPAM.com> wrote in message
> news:RT*********@DONTwalchemSPAM.com:
>> I'm having problem pasting a user defined object that's put into the
>> clipboard....
>>
>> Here's a crude example of what I'm trying to get done.
>>
>> Dim fromShapes as Shapes 'shapes is my custom object
>> Dim toShapes as Shapes
>> Clipboard.SetDataObject(fromShapes) ' this works...I can see in
>> clipboard.exe that it has changed
>>
>> Dim iData as IDataObject = Clipboard.GetDataObject
>> toShapes = iData.GetData("NOT SURE WHAT TO PUT HERE")
>>
>> Thanks.
>