I would like to right click and select (copy )a file (or directory) name in
Windows Explorer and then paste the file (or directory) name into a text box
on a vb.net form. Can anyone explain how to do this?
thanks.
Hamil.

Hamil,

There are many (good) samples for that in MSDN.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.clipboard.aspx

I hope this helps,

Cor

I have tried to modify the msdn example but I have not succeeded.  I have
tried their example code and it works.  The example copies test from notepad
or text box.  I want to be able to transfer a selected filename from a
windows explorer pane into my application, a textbox for example.  The
following code, taken from msdn works for text.  How would I modify it to
make it extract the filename as I have described above.

I used another example to get the dataformats from the clipboard object and
FileName was one of the items listed.  However, when I try to change "text"
in the example below to 'FileName" it doesn't work. 

I suspect a minor fix would solve my problem.
Thanks
Hamil.



Private Sub button2_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs)
    ' Declares an IDataObject to hold the data returned from the clipboard.
    ' Retrieves the data from the clipboard.
    Dim iData As IDataObject = Clipboard.GetDataObject()

    ' Determines whether the data is in a format you can use.
    If iData.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Text) Then
        ' Yes it is, so display it in a text box.
        textBox2.Text = CType(iData.GetData(DataFormats.Text), String)
    Else
        ' No it is not.
        textBox2.Text = "Could not retrieve data off the clipboard."
    End If
End Sub 'button2_Click





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Hamil,

I made this sample.

http://www.vb-tips.com/default.aspx?ID=59f68564-b7a6-47a0-89ff-2c40276ff588

I hope this helps,

Cor

Works perfectly, I never would have figured this out on my own.
Thanks
Hamil.


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