The clipboard device operates like the other Amiga devices. To use it, you must first open the clipboard device, then send I/O requests to it, and then close it when finished. See "Introduction to Amiga System Devices" chapter for general information on device usage. struct IOClipReq { struct Message io_Message; struct Device *io_Device; /* device node pointer */ struct Unit *io_Unit; /* unit (driver private)*/ UWORD io_Command; /* device command */ UBYTE io_Flags; /* including QUICK and SATISFY */ BYTE io_Error; /* error or warning num */ ULONG io_Actual; /* number of bytes transferred */ ULONG io_Length; /* number of bytes requested */ STRPTR io_Data; /* either clip stream or post port */ ULONG io_Offset; /* offset in clip stream */ LONG io_ClipID; /* ordinal clip identifier */ }; See the include file devices/clipboard.h for the complete structure definition. The clipboard device I/O request, IOClipReq, looks like a standard IORequest structure except for the addition of the io_ClipID field, which is used by the device to identify clips. It must be set to zero by the application for a post or an initial write or read, but preserved for subsequent writes or reads, as the clipboard device uses this field internally for bookkeeping purposes. Opening The Clipboard Device Updating The Clipboard Device Clipboard Data Clipboard Messages Multiple Clips Reading From The Clipboard Device Writing To The Clipboard Device Closing The Clipboard Device