paste this code into a module,
usage: CopyToClipboard txtBox
or
CopyToClipboard "my String"
Code:
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
Public Const GHND = &H42
Public Const CF_TEXT = 1
Public Const MAXSIZE = 4096
#If VBA7 Then
Declare PtrSafe Function GlobalUnlock Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As LongPtr) As LongPtr
Declare PtrSafe Function GlobalLock Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As LongPtr) As LongPtr
Declare PtrSafe Function GlobalAlloc Lib "kernel32" (ByVal wFlags As Long, ByVal dwBytes As LongPtr) As LongPtr
Declare PtrSafe Function CloseClipboard Lib "User32" () As Long
Declare PtrSafe Function OpenClipboard Lib "User32" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr) As LongPtr
Declare PtrSafe Function EmptyClipboard Lib "User32" () As Long
Declare PtrSafe Function lstrcpy Lib "kernel32" (ByVal lpString1 As Any, ByVal lpString2 As Any) As LongPtr
Declare PtrSafe Function SetClipboardData Lib "User32" (ByVal wFormat As Long, ByVal hMem As LongPtr) As LongPtr
#Else
Declare Function GlobalUnlock Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As Long) As Long
Declare Function GlobalLock Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As Long) As Long
Declare Function GlobalAlloc Lib "kernel32" (ByVal wFlags As Long, ByVal dwBytes As Long) As Long
Declare Function CloseClipboard Lib "User32" () As Long
Declare Function OpenClipboard Lib "User32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
Declare Function EmptyClipboard Lib "User32" () As Long
Declare Function lstrcpy Lib "kernel32" (ByVal lpString1 As Any, ByVal lpString2 As Any) As Long
Declare Function SetClipboardData Lib "User32" (ByVal wFormat As Long, ByVal hMem As Long) As Long
#End If
Sub CopyToClipboard(pvMyString As String)
#If VBA7 Then
Dim hGlobalMemory As LongPtr
Dim hClipMemory As LongPtr
Dim lpGlobalMemory As LongPtr
#Else
Dim hGlobalMemory As Long
Dim hClipMemory As Long
Dim lpGlobalMemory As Long
#End If
Dim x As Long
' Allocate moveable global memory.
'-------------------------------------------
hGlobalMemory = GlobalAlloc(GHND, Len(pvMyString) + 1)
' Lock the block to get a far pointer
' to this memory.
lpGlobalMemory = GlobalLock(hGlobalMemory)
' Copy the string to this global memory.
lpGlobalMemory = lstrcpy(lpGlobalMemory, pvMyString)
' Unlock the memory.
If GlobalUnlock(hGlobalMemory) <> 0 Then
MsgBox "Could not unlock memory location. Copy aborted."
GoTo PrepareToClose
End If
' Open the Clipboard to copy data to.
If OpenClipboard(0&) = 0 Then
MsgBox "Could not open the Clipboard. Copy aborted."
Exit Sub
End If
' Clear the Clipboard.
x = EmptyClipboard()
' Copy the data to the Clipboard.
hClipMemory = SetClipboardData(CF_TEXT, hGlobalMemory)
PrepareToClose:
If CloseClipboard() = 0 Then
MsgBox "Could not close Clipboard."
End If
End Sub