The Esstu Pack

Clipboard Utilities

Four programs for manipulating the OS/2 PM Clipboard.

File: Clipboard.ZIP
Requires: REXX, VROBJ
Distribution: Shareware, $25 for the set.
De-installation: Delete the files.

Clipboard for REXX

This program permits text mode REXX programs to access the clipboard.

Installation: Unzip, then put the EXE on the path. Put a program object referencing it in Startup.
Operation: Call the functions from REXX. For details see Clipbrd.TXT in the ZIP.

Clipboard Filler

Clipboard Filler is a program to simplify the copying of data into a program that requires a number of separate paste operations (eg pasting information into a DDE-less program that uses separate entry fields).

See the HLP file for more details.

Installation: Unzip.
Operation: Run EXE, use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to change the clipboard.

ClipIt!

Runs in the background and logs the contents of the clipboard to a file (or into the program's own Multi-Line Entry Field or a System Editor window) every time it changes. Can be regarded as the inverse of Clipboard Filler, above: useful for taking data out of DDE-less multi-field programs and concatenating it into a single chunk of data.

Note: This program, by default, will poll the clipboard every 10ms (ie 100 times a second). Each check doesn't take long (unless the clipboard's changed), but the net result is a potential system slowdown. If this doesn't appeal to you, grab a copy of S2Util (must be version 2.0 or later) and put it in your LIBPATH. S2Util provides a routine to have OS/2 notify ClipIt every time the clipboard changes; ClipIt will use this routine if available.

Installation: None.
Operation: Run EXE.

Clipboard Converter

Automatically modifies the clipboard contents (using a REXX macro) every time a new string is placed on the clipboard. See CONVERTCLIP.CMD for more information. Note: ClipConv makes a small window on the screen which is nearly totally inactive. Its only purpose is to provide a way to exit ClipConv - close the window and the clipboard will no longer be monitored.

Note: Like ClipIt, ClipConv can use notification with S2Util, or polling without.

File: ClipConv.ZIP
Installation: None.
Operation: Set up CONVERTCLIP.CMD to do the conversion required; set the working directory of ClipConv.EXE to the directory containing CONVERTCLIP.CMD; run ClipConv.EXE