Adding Cut/Copy/paste functionality to my App?

[Amos]

How can I add Cut/Copy/paste functionality to my MDI Windows app? I found an
article that explains the Clipboard.SetDataObject method but it takes a
specific object as parameter. Since I may have several child forms open in
my MDI, how can I tell SetDataObject to copy the text in the object that has
been selected?

Thanks.

 

[William Ryan eMVP]

Amos:

If I understand you correctly, just pass in the ActiveMDIChild (or whatever
object on it you want)

 

[Amos]

But if the ActiveMDIChild has several textboxes, how do I know which textbox
the user wrote text in and wants to copy?
From my MDI form, if my active child form has three textboxes and the user
typed text on all three of them, how do I know which of those textboxes were
highlighted (if any)?

Amos

 

[Erik Frey]

But if the ActiveMDIChild has several textboxes, how do I know which textbox
the user wrote text in and wants to copy?
From my MDI form, if my active child form has three textboxes and the user
typed text on all three of them, how do I know which of those textboxes were
highlighted (if any)?

Amos

The one that's active.

Form.ActiveMdiChild.ActiveControl

Erik

 

[Jeffrey Tan[MSFT]]

Hi Amos,

Do you still have any concern?

Please feel free to let me know, I will help you. Thanks

Best regards,
Jeffrey Tan
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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