how to make content of clipbaord stay

[GS]

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

 

[Guest]

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)

 

[GS]

thank you; you saved the day.

Try this:
Clipboard.SetDataObject(sText, True)