Syntax:

DropGetData(data format, user-defined format)

Parameters:

data format – A numeric value for the data format stored in the operating system. The following data formats are:

0 – User-defined

1 – Text

2 - OEM Text

3 – Rich Text

4 – HTML

5 – Hyperlink

6 – File name and path

7 – Unicode

user-defined format – An optional string parameter that specifies a user-defined format by its name. This parameter is required when the data format parameter is set to 0 but is not relevant for other data formats.

Returns:

A string value of the retrieved data. If the format is not supported, the function returns Null.

Examples:

DropGetData(0, 'My format') returns the string value of the user-defined format data.

DropGetData(1) returns the string value of the Text format data.

DropGetData(4) returns the string value of the HTML format data.

Note:

To handle the drop data of user-defined formats, you must first set the names of the expected user-defined formats in the Drop Data supported user formats environment setting.