console: add reference to System.Windows.Forms, use following namespace declaration, make sure Main is marked with [STAThread] attribute. Step-by-step guide in another answer
Thread thread = new Thread(() => Clipboard.SetText("String to be copied to clipboard"));
thread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA); //Set the thread to STA
thread.Start();
thread.Join();
/// <summary>
/// Sets clipboard to value.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">String to set the clipboard to.</param>
public static void SetClipboard(string value)
{
if (value == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("Attempt to set clipboard with null");
Process clipboardExecutable = new Process();
clipboardExecutable.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo // Creates the process
{
RedirectStandardInput = true,
FileName = @"clip",
};
clipboardExecutable.Start();
clipboardExecutable.StandardInput.Write(value); // CLIP uses STDIN as input.
// When we are done writing all the string, close it so clip doesn't wait and get stuck
clipboardExecutable.StandardInput.Close();
return;
}