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Types the contents of the clipboard to the focused text area three seconds after invocation (useful for using sites/apps that block CTRL+V paste). Useful as a script launched from [SlickRun](https://bayden.com/slickrun)
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TypeTheClipboard.vbs
set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WScript.Sleep 3000
'Hackery to get the clipboard's contents
Set objHTML = CreateObject("htmlfile")
text = objHTML.ParentWindow.ClipboardData.GetData("text")
WshShell.SendKeys text
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