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microsoft / VS-Macros

An extension for Visual Studio 2013+ that enables the use of macros in the IDE. The extension can record most of the features in Visual Studio including text editing operations.
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Support the clipboard #27

Open fspafford opened 8 years ago

fspafford commented 8 years ago

I would like the ability to place text on the clipboard, and to read text from the clipboard.

I have used the clipboard in VB macros, and have found the feature very handy.

Thanks

phizch commented 8 years ago

I think these script functions does what you want:

dte.ActiveDocument.Selection.WordRight(true);  // selects the next word (ctrl+shift+right)
dte.ActiveDocument.Selection.Cut();            // cuts selected text (ctrl+x)
dte.ActiveDocument.Selection.Copy();           // copies selected text (ctrl+c)
dte.ActiveDocument.Selection.Paste();          // pastes selected text (ctrl+v)

I suggest you record a macro doing what you want and read the source by right clicking on the 'current' macro and choose 'Open'. I found that a great way of learning the scripting functions.

ex: change static public string test; to public static string test;

dte.ActiveDocument.Selection.WordRight(true);  // select "static "
dte.ActiveDocument.Selection.Cut();            // cut "static "
dte.ActiveDocument.Selection.WordRight();      // skip "public "
dte.ActiveDocument.Selection.Paste();          // paste "static "