how to make content of clipbaord stay

my vb.net application make available some text for pasting to other
application . clipboard content is available during the show message. when
that is done the sub exit, the clipboard is empty

I tried
sText = 'sometext"
Clipboard.SetText(sText)

also tried
System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.SetText(sText)
but the clipboard got emptied when control is returned to application UI

> my vb.net application make available some text for pasting to other
> application . clipboard content is available during the show message. when
> that is done the sub exit, the clipboard is empty
>
> I tried
> sText = 'sometext"
> Clipboard.SetText(sText)

Try this:
Clipboard.SetDataObject(sText, True)

thank you; you saved the day.
"AMercer" <AMercer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > my vb.net application make available some text for pasting to other
> > application . clipboard content is available during the show message.
when
> > that is done the sub exit, the clipboard is empty
> >
> > I tried
> > sText = 'sometext"
> > Clipboard.SetText(sText)
>
> Try this:
> Clipboard.SetDataObject(sText, True)