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Windows API: ChangeClipboardChain
2003-01-31 -- Chris Thornton
 
That's not enough. You need to also update your m_hWndNext if you get a wm_ChangeCBChain message from Windows. That means that the guy who you're pointing to, just left the party and now you've got a new "next guy" to keep track of. Please review my developer information, particularly the "common clipboard mistakes", and "proper implementation of clipboard viewers": http://www.thornsoft.com/developer.htm Also, if you care to test with ClipMate, I'll send you a free key. Just let me know what you found (good or bad). -- Try ClipMate free for 30 days! http://www.thornsoft.com "Michael S. Sanders" wrote in message news:b1cf4o$9ke$1@news-asp.cifnet.net... > I'm subclassing a form in order to catch clipboard fragments. > I'm using the API call "SetClipboardViewer" to do this. > When the app is unloaded I call ChangeClipboardChain. > > This appears to work flawlessly in working with other apps that > also monitor the clipboard. The only thing I'm wondering about > is removing my app from the chain (so I don't interrupt other apps) > I'm passing the return value of: > > ' on form load > m_hWndNext = SetClipboardViewer(Me.hWnd) > > to ChangeClipboardChain: > > ' on form unload > ChangeClipboardChain(Me.hWnd, m_hWndNext) > > I'm all but positive this correct can anyone with experiance in this area > confirm that this is correct? > > later on, > Mike > > -- > The challenge - Managing your software sales simply. > The solution - User Database by Vega-Tek. > www.vega-tek.com > >

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