clipboard file folder path reading

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Problem in reading
1. The address of the source file
2. The address of the destination file

For example, if the user copy file textX.txt from folder C:\Document to folder E:\Data , my application should catch : The source address as C:\Document\textX.txt and The destination address as E:\Data\textX.txt

I already used SystemFileWatcher, but it can catch the destionation address only. How can I get the source address as well?

Posted 4-Oct-12 23:53pm

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Akinmade Bond · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-05T12:52:00

You should check this articles here on codeproject.

VBDT Global Windows Hook

Yaca, Clipboard little helper.

They use Windows Hook to get a handle on the clipboard, you can then determine when an object is copied and when it is pasted.

You can get the content of the clipboard if it contains a Filepath like this.

C#

using System.Collections.Specialized; //a namespace.
            StringCollection files = Clipboard.GetFileDropList();
            if (files != null)
            {
                foreach (string file in files)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show(file);
                }
            }