Using Clipboard in .NET 7.0

[coffent]

As a very occasional and self-taught programmer, I've written apps under .NET Framework 4.7.2. To use the statement

Dim text as String = Clipboard.GetText()

under that framework it's necessary to include the statement: Imports System.Windows.Forms

When I try to write an app under .NET 7.0 with the same Clipboard statement as above I get an error message saying Clipboard is not declared, with a potential fix being

Imports System.Windows.Forms (from System.Windows.Forms)

When I try to apply the recommended fix, nothing happens. If I manually insert Imports System.Windows.Forms I get a message saying the statement is unnecessary. And in any case it doesn't fix the problem. Unlike with .NET 4.7.2, System.Windows.Forms is not listed under References/General.

I'm obviously missing something fundamental. How can I use the Clipboard under 7.0? Thanks.

[themindgoblin]

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[coffent]

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried

Dim text as String = My.computer.clipboard.gettext()

and still get an error message,

'computer' is not a member of 'Test.My'

(where "Test" is the name of the app). Note the absence of capitalization showing key words are not being recognized.

[themindgoblin]

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[PlausiblyDamp]

As a very occasional and self-taught programmer, I've written apps under .NET Framework 4.7.2. To use the statement

Dim text as String = Clipboard.GetText()

under that framework it's necessary to include the statement: Imports System.Windows.Forms

When I try to write an app under .NET 7.0 with the same Clipboard statement as above I get an error message saying Clipboard is not declared, with a potential fix being

Imports System.Windows.Forms (from System.Windows.Forms)

When I try to apply the recommended fix, nothing happens. If I manually insert Imports System.Windows.Forms I get a message saying the statement is unnecessary. And in any case it doesn't fix the problem. Unlike with .NET 4.7.2, System.Windows.Forms is not listed under References/General.

I'm obviously missing something fundamental. How can I use the Clipboard under 7.0? Thanks.

Did you create a Windows Desktop app? If so then you original code should work, certainly did when I just tried it.

[coffent]

Of course! I was creating the project as a Console App, not a Console App (.NET Framework). When I switched to the latter, everything worked fine. Dumb mistake! Thanks all for your help.

[.paul.]

Of course! I was creating the project as a Console App, not a Console App (.NET Framework). When I switched to the latter, everything worked fine. Dumb mistake! Thanks all for your help.

NET Framework is used to create Windows desktop and server-based applications. This includes ASP.NET web applications. On the other hand, . NET Core is used to create server applications that run on Windows, Linux and Mac. There is no simple method of accessing the clipboard in .net core