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Is there any limit of the size of data that can be copied to clipboard? I am using VB6 and need to copy blocks of data to the clipboard.

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Depends on the amount of memory in the system.

rahul
I don't think so, but the "amount of memory" is too vague anyway. Phsyical RAM or virtual memory? And what about systems with >4GB memory and 32 bits apps?
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Most data is copied as a reference rather than the data itself so you can copy most anything any size. Text though is actually copied and from what I know the amount of data is limited to how much ram is currently availiable. Remember this, if vb6 can handle it, I'm sure the clipboard can handle it.