Hi Folks,

I finally did it! I managed to receive dataformats that are not part of the
default flavormap.properties.

My problem was, that I could not identify the name of the datatype in the
Windows clipboard. Since I didnt know the name I couldnt setup a flavormap.

Attached, you find a small utility, which dumps the current
content-type-names of the system-clipboard.

HowTo:

1- compile the cpp-code
2- copy the data you want to identify into clipboard
3- run the cpp-app

output should be sth like this (Outlook 2002 eMail in clipboard)

Clipboard contents:
Format 49161 is DataObject
Format 49694 is RenPrivateSourceFolder
Format 49695 is RenPrivateMessages
Format 49315 is FileGroupDescriptor
Format 49314 is FileContents
Format 49166 is Object Descriptor
Format 1 is
Format 49171 is Ole Private Data
Format 16 is
Format 7 is
Format 13 is

4- register the content type you want as DataFlavor in SystemFlavorMap:
       SystemFlavorMap sfm =
               (SystemFlavorMap)SystemFlavorMap.getDefaultFlavorMap();

       try {
               sfm.setFlavorsForNative("FileContents", new DataFlavor[]{
                       new DataFlavor("text/x-mail; class=java.io.InputStream")
               });
       }
       catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
               // TODO Auto-generated catch block
               String aMsg = e.getMessage();
               e.printStackTrace();
       }

5- In a drop, you will receive the data from the clipboard offered as the
mimetype you registered for your new dataflavor (text/x-mail in this case)

That's it!

Happy Coding,


 Thomas

PS: If you require the CPP executable, mail me.

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Thomas Strauß - Java Programming in unusual Places