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--- action:Set_Clipboard_to_Image [2019/06/26 06:38] – created peternlewis
+++ action:Set_Clipboard_to_Image [2021/10/14 07:50] (current) – peternlewis
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 ====== Set Clipboard to Image ======
-The Set Clipboard to Image action allows you to set a selected variable to plain text, by either typing in the text box, or selecting a [[:Tokens|Token]].
+The Set Clipboard to Image action allows you to set the System Clipboard, Trigger Clipboard or a Named Clipboard to a specified image.
-{{:action:set-variable-text-token-popup.png?nolink|}}
+{{ setclipboardtoimage.png?nolink&504x135 | Set Clipboard to Image }}
-===== Examples =====
+You can set the image in the action, from a custom icon (v10.0+), or read the image from the System Clipboard, Trigger Clipboard, a Named Clipboard, or a file, or you can get the image from the screen (which would be the same as the [[action:Screen Capture]] action).
-==== Set To Text You Type ====
+Note that including large images in your actions can bloat your macro file which can lead to performance issues, so saving large images in a file or named clipboard should generally be preferred.
-{{:action:set-variable-text-to-text.png?nolink|}}
-==== Set to The Clipboard ====
-{{:action:set-variable-text-to-clipboard.png?nolink|}}
-==== Set To Another Variable ====
-{{:action:set-variable-text-to-variable.png?nolink|}}
-See below for how to use dynamic variable names.
-==== Combine Multiple Variables and Text ====
-There is no need to use any operators when combining text with multiple variables or other tokens.  Just enter the text and variables/tokens as you would like them to appear in the Variable being set by this Action.
-{{:action:set-variable-text-combine-var.png?nolink|}}
-===== Setup =====
-Configure the Action as Needed
- - Select the variable to set from the //Set variable// pop-up or enter a variable name.
- - In the text area, Enter the text and/or [[:Tokens|Tokens]] (which include Variables).
-    - You may intermix text and tokens as much as you like
-    - You can type the Token, in the format of `%TokenName%`, or select it from the popup list under //Insert Token//.
-    - [[:Tokens|Tokens]] include variables, calculations, clipboards and more.
-    - You can create a dynamic variable name using this format: `%Variable%%%Variable%myVar%%%`
-Unlike most places you specify a variable, the variable name itself is a text token field, so you can set a variable whose name changes.
-The Set Variable to Text action allows you to control what text processing happens in the gear menu (7+) :
-* Process Text Normally (process text tokens and backslash characters)
-* Process Text Tokens Only (process text tokens but not backslash characters)
-* Process Nothing (process neither text tokens nor backslash characters)
-Most other [Text Fields](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Text_Fields) in Keyboard Maestro process both text tokens and (except for regular expression fields) backslash characters.
-Tip: leave notes for yourself about what you're doing. Click on the gear icon at top right of the action to select //Set Note…//. A window appears where you can enter text. Click the OK button to save the text of the note for future reference.
-===== How To Use Dynamic Variable Names =====
-In some languages, this is known as //indirection//, where one variable is really referring to another variable.  This is a bit complicated, and you may not often need it, but it is very useful when you do need it.
-==== Dynamic Determination of Variable Name in Text Area Block ====
-**This requires two steps (two Actions):**
-{{:action:set-variable-text-dynamic-var.png?nolink|}}
-**The Steps Are**
-  * **STEP 1.**\\  //Set Variable to Text Action// (this action) to dynamically determine a standard variable token based on one or more variables, which optional text.
-    * In the text area of the Action, enter a special form of the Token entity, where you will embed another Variable token, and optionally text.
-    * For example: `%%Variable%%myVar%Variable%myVarNum%%%`
-      * Note the use of two percent symbols (`%%`) in places where you want the result to be one `%`.
-      * Here is how this text will be processed when the Action executes:\\  .<code>
-%%Variable%%myVar%Variable%myVarNum%%%
-TEXT                  BECOMES
-%%                    %
-Variable              Variable
-%%                    %
-myVar                 myVar
-%Variable%myVarNum%   2
-%%                    %
-RESULT WHEN EXECUTED
-%Variable%myVar2%
-</code>
-    * This is the variable we want to get the results of, so we will need another Action to get it.\\
-  * **STEP 2.**\\  [[action:Filter|Filter Action]] using the //Process Tokens// option.
-==== Dynamic Determination in Variable Name Block ====
-Since the Variable Name block of the //Set Variable to Text// Action accepts tokens, we can just use it directly if we just need to concatenate two more more Variables, with optional text.
-  * For example: `%Variable%myPrefix%%Variable%myFieldName%`
-  * When this action executes, it will first evaluate these tokens to produce something like: `myAddress`, and then set that Variable to the results in the Text Area block.
-{{:action:set-variable-text-dynamic-var-name.png?nolink|}}
 ===== See Also =====
-=== Actions ===
+==== Actions ====
-* [[action:Set Variable to Calculation|Set Variable to Calculation]]
+* [[action:Copy Clipboard to Clipboard |Copy Clipboard to Clipboard]] action
-* [[action:Set Variable to Keychain Password|Set Variable to Keychain Password]]
+* [[action:Set Clipboard to File Reference]] action
-* [[action:Substring of Variable or Clipboard|Substring of Variable or Clipboard]]
 * [[:Actions|See all Actions]]
-==== Forum ====
-- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/generate-mulitiple-variables-from-clipboard/2296|Generate mulitiple variables from clipboard]]
-- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/can-i-pick-a-variable-dynamically-using-a-variable/3036/4|Can I pick a variable dynamically, using a variable?]]
-- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/km-delete-all-variables-except-those-on-keep-list/3428|[KM] DELETE All Variables Except Those on Keep List]]
-- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-finding-macros-that-use-a-variable/3439/2|(Feature Request?) Finding macros that use a variable]]
-- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/variable-naming-conventions/3444/2|Variable Naming Conventions?]]
-- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=Set%20Variable%20Text|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Set Variable to Text]]