1.3.1.1 Data Types

Data placed onto the clipboard can conform to any format, and any application can use this data as long as it is able to correctly interpret the format. The type of data that can be transferred by using the Remote Desktop Protocol: Clipboard Virtual Channel Extension is divided into five categories:

• Generic data (section 1.3.1.1.1)

• Palette data (section 1.3.1.1.2)

• Metafile data (section 1.3.1.1.3)

• File List data (section 1.3.1.1.4)

• File Stream data (section 1.3.1.1.5)

These five classes of data are the only data formats manipulated by the Remote Desktop Protocol: Clipboard Virtual Channel Extension.