Maya get_clipboard_data

get_clipboard_data.py

def get_clipboard_data():
	"""
	Get data from the clipboard
	
	*Arguments:*
		* ``None`` 
	
	*Keyword Arguments:*
		* ``None`` 
	
	*Returns:*
		* ``None`` 
	
	*Author:*
	* randall.hess, 4/24/2017 4:33:06 PM
	"""
	
	data = None	
	
	kernel32 = ctypes.windll.kernel32
	user32 = ctypes.windll.user32
	
	user32.OpenClipboard(0)		
	
	CF_TEXT = 1
	if user32.IsClipboardFormatAvailable(CF_TEXT):
		hClipMem = user32.GetClipboardData(CF_TEXT)
		kernel32.GlobalLock.restype = ctypes.c_char_p
		data = kernel32.GlobalLock(hClipMem)
		kernel32.GlobalUnlock(hClipMem)
		user32.CloseClipboard()
		
		if isinstance(data, str):
			return data	
		elif hasattr(data, 'decode'):
			data = value.decode(sys.getfilesystemencoding())
			return data			
		else:
			return ''		
	
	user32.CloseClipboard()		
	
	return data