C# copy to clipboard - third party

Question

I would like to create an program like a text module in background. With a shortcut like ALT+A I am going to simulate an double click at the current cursor position (to select a word in a third party application) and use sendkeys CTRL + C to copy the text into my clipboard.

But sendkeys does not work to copy the selected text to clipboard. Is it possible to realize an application like this?

        //Jump to cursor position
        SetCursorPos(xpos, ypos);

        //Simulate double click
        mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN, xpos, ypos, 0, 0);
        mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP, xpos, ypos, 0, 0);
        Thread.Sleep(50);
        mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN, xpos, ypos, 0, 0);
        mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP, xpos, ypos, 0, 0);

        //Copy to clipboard
        SendKeys.SendWait("^C");
        
        //Show Clipboard Text
        MessageBox.Show(Clipboard.GetText());

Thanks in advance.

thanks for your reply. SendKeys.SendWait("^(c)"); does not work. — lerxer, Dec 26 '20 at 13:06
Does it work if you have a `Thread.Sleep(10000);` after the `SendWait`? — mjwills, Dec 26 '20 at 13:07
Have you tried https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2563696/use-sendmessage-in-c-sharp-to-perform-a-ctrl-c-operation-on-a-given-handle ? — mjwills, Dec 26 '20 at 13:10
Is there a selection (e.g. text) such that there is actually something to copy? — mjwills, Dec 26 '20 at 13:44

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 26 '20 at 15:23

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topic can be closed, I found here a solution:

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Thanks!

answered Dec 26 '20 at 15:23

lerxer

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There is a [delete] button below your question.... – Luuk Dec 26 '20 at 15:39

C# copy to clipboard - third party

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