Send clipboard content via email using Console Application c#

Question

I have managed to create simple app that will send e-mail with specific text, but I am wondering that is this possible to send the same e-mail, but with content of text being copied into clipboard?

In my oMail.TextBody I would like to paste content of clipboard and e-mail it.

    static void Main(string[] server)
    {
        SmtpMail oMail = new SmtpMail("TryIt");
        EASendMail.SmtpClient oSmtp = new EASendMail.SmtpClient();

        // Set sender email address
        oMail.From = "myEmail";

        // Set recipient email address
        oMail.To = "myEmail";

        // Set email subject
        oMail.Subject = "test email from c# project";

        // Set email body
        oMail.TextBody = "Clipboard content pasted here..."
     }

Is there any way to do it? Additionally I am using EASendMail namespace.

@Pikoh Thank you for your suggestion, but where should I use it. `oMail.TextBody = Clipboard.GetText();` I did tried it, but it's sending an empty e-mail. — Arcadio R, Jan 23 '17 at 12:26
@Pikoh Yes it does. I have just tried again. I have used notepad to write some text and then copied it using ctrl + c. Clipboard is not empty. — Arcadio R, Jan 23 '17 at 12:35
Check if you have access to the system Clipboard. (UIPermission) UIPermissionClipboard.AllClipboard — eracube, Jan 23 '17 at 12:43
You need to be in an STA thread. See here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/518701/clipboard-gettext-returns-null-empty-string — Thomas Woelfer, Jan 23 '17 at 12:45
@ThomasWoelfer `[STAThread]` solved the problem. Thank you all for your help guys. — Arcadio R, Jan 23 '17 at 12:49

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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In console app, clipboard is accessible in certain thread states, specifically STA.

Take a look at this SO question for explanation.

So, write a static method like this:

static string GetClipboardText()
{
    string result = string.Empty;
    Thread staThread = new Thread(x =>
    {
        try
        {
            result = Clipboard.GetText();
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            result = ex.Message;
        }
    });
    staThread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
    staThread.Start();
    staThread.Join();
    return result;
}

and use it in your main method

oMail.TextBody = GetClipboardText();

edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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answered Jan 23 '17 at 12:47

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Thanks for your answer. However what I have done was leaving code as it was with no changes, but I have just added `[STAThread]`above `static void Main(string[] server)`. Works for me. Thank you – Arcadio R Jan 23 '17 at 12:55

Send clipboard content via email using Console Application c#

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