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Asked: 2026-06-14T19:57:35+00:00

I’m trying to build a program that supplements and replaces Windows shortcuts with those

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I’m trying to build a program that supplements and replaces Windows shortcuts with those defined by the user. Currently, I’m working on building a copy/paste function, but can’t figure out how to move the copied object into a program other than mine. I tried using the Robot class to simulate keypresses depending on the value at a specific index in a string, but that won’t allow me to pass variables other than the VKEY constants.

What would be needed in a method to copy and paste text between programs?

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  1. Editorial Team

    If you would consider using JavaFX: There is a Clipboard class, which claims to get the system clipboard, but I haven’t tried if it works accross (non-JavaFX) applications:

    http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/api/javafx/scene/input/Clipboard.html

    Edit:

    There is also an AWT-based Clipboard: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/awt/datatransfer/Clipboard.html

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