WM_RENDERFORMAT

The WM_RENDERFORMAT message is sent to the clipboard owner if it has delayed rendering a specific clipboard format and if an application has requested data in that format. The clipboard owner must render data in the specified format and place it on the clipboard by calling the SetClipboardData function.

WM_RENDERFORMAT 
uFormat = (UINT) wParam;    // clipboard format 
 

Parameters

uFormat

Specifies the clipboard format to be rendered.

Return Values

If an application processes this message, it should return zero.

Remarks

When responding to a WM_RENDERFORMAT message, the clipboard owner must not open the clipboard before calling SetClipboardData.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Requires version 1.0 or later.
  Header: Declared in winuser.h.

See Also

Clipboard Overview, Clipboard Messages, SetClipboardData, WM_RENDERALLFORMATS