# \[Question\]Get data From Clipboard

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-get-data-from-clipboard/265031>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 3, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-get-data-from-clipboard/265031 "2008-07-03T05:18:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![vietskynet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e19b73/32.png) [@vietskynet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vietskynet)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-get-data-from-clipboard/265031/1 "2008-07-03T05:18:27Z")

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To Save data to Clipboard, we use System.setClipboard();  
But i don’t know how to get data from it.  
I search in google and someone said that we can do it by installing AIR, but i think it is not a good solution  
Are there any solution ???

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**Author:** ![nipi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ea924/32.png) [@nipi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nipi)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2008, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-get-data-from-clipboard/265031/2 "2008-07-03T07:03:41Z")

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Because of security concerns, it is not possible to read the contents of the system Clipboard. In other words, there is no corresponding System.getClipboard() method.

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**Author:** ![nathan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/96bed5/32.png) [@nathan99](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nathan99)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2008, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-get-data-from-clipboard/265031/3 "2008-07-03T08:13:45Z")

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You should be able to use [javascript with [URL=“http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs\_Parts&file=00002201.html”]ExternalInterface.addCallBack](http://www.geekpedia.com/tutorial126_Clipboard-cut-copy-and-paste-with-JavaScript.html) to do this