Questions tagged [clipboard]

If I copy something into the clipboard then use var=Paste[]; I get Null in the var and the clipboard content is printed on the next cell. How do I get the content of the clipboard directly into the variable. I have a basic text in my clipboard and…

Copy and Paste is so familiar and works so well that I never wondered what is really happening. My simple idea is that when I select something in the notebook and press [ControlKey]C, then my selection is placed on the on the clipboard. Then, when I…