Clipboard extension to collect image clips using VB

A sample application using ClipManagerX

This example shows how to write a simple Visual Basic application that will collect images automatically as they are copied to the clipboard, then allow one of the images to be selected and copied back to the clipboard for pasting in another application.

To use this demo, you will need to download two files:

Trial version of the ActiveX control ClipManagerX. (681kB)

Zip file of VB demo project. (2kB)

Install ClipManagerX, then extract the VB demo files from cmx_image_demo.zip. Open Visual Basic, and open the project CMX_Image_Demo.vbp.

The project consists of a single form, fMain. All the code is included in this form, there are no other modules. Running the project will display this form:

Clipboard Extension Screenshot

The "Start" & "Stop" buttons activate and deactivate the ClipManagerX control.

"Next" & "Previous" step through the images that have been collected so far.

"Select" copies the currently displayed image back to the clipboard, allowing it to then be pasted to another application.

"Clear" deletes all the images from the control and clears the form.