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How do I copy and paste a file with the clipboard from a compressed folder using VB.NET?
I want to paste a file from the clipboard that has been copied from a compress folder using VB.NET. By examining the clipboard, I see there is a FileGroupDescriptorW which seems to contain some information about the file. But how do I use the information to grab the file and paste it?
The clipboard should contain data in the format of CF_HDROP. This can be converted to a file list by calling the DragQueryFile API.
Then it’s just a list of fully-qualified filenames of whatever files were copied, and now you can operate on those files. A Visual Basic example is in How To Obtain Files Copied from Windows Explorer.