How do you output to clipboard?

(I am using C/C++)
I am learning to program, and I was wondering... how exactly do you output to the clipboard? Is there a way I can take and output information to the clipboard? (like a string or a character, whatever) I am sure there has to be some way of doing it, how is it done?

Umm....Im thinking you could use API. I use this for visual basic but Im sure it will work in C/C++ too.

Declaration:
Declare Function SetClipboardData Lib "user32" Alias "SetClipboardDataA" (ByVal wFormat As Long, ByVal hMem As Long) As Long

· uFormat
Specifies a clipboard format. This parameter can be a registered format or any of the standard clipboard formats listed in the following Remarks section. For information about registered clipboard formats, see the RegisterClipboardFormat function. For this you`ll need a constant here ares the ones I think you`ll need

Const CF_TEXT = 1------For Text
Const CF_BITMAP = 2------For Bitmaps


· hMem
Identifies the data in the specified format. This parameter can be NULL, indicating that the window provides data in the specified clipboard format (renders the format) upon request. If a window delays rendering, it must process the WM_RENDERFORMAT and WM_RENDERALLFORMATS messages.
Once SetClipboardData is called, the system owns the object identified by the hMem parameter. The application can read the data, but must not free the handle or leave it locked. If the hMem parameter identifies a memory object, the object must have been allocated using the GlobalAlloc function with the GMEM_MOVEABLE and GMEM_DDESHARE flags.

Also, You may need to open the clipboard first.

Declaration:
Declare Function OpenClipboard Lib "user32" Alias "OpenClipboard" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long

Just use your windows own handle for the hwnd parameter

Close it when your done.

Declaration:
Declare Function CloseClipboard Lib "user32" Alias "CloseClipboard" () As Long

Hope this helped. I used APIGuide for this. http://www.allapi.net

oK... can you please show me the code as if you were going to output a hello world message

Well I dont exactly know C++ but I know the API You just delcare the functions

//Declare Variables and Constants
chr string = "Hello World"
Const CF_TEXT = 1
Const CF_BITMAP = 2

//Open the Clipboard
OpenClipboard(your windows handle)

//Set Data in Clipboard
SetClipboardData(CF_TEXT,string)

//Close Clipboard
CloseClipboard()

Anyone else have any ideas?

for C++ i bet you will be using the fstream library...you can read up on it in this tutorial, it should have basically everything you need:

http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=247364