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+; by "just me" at AutoHotkey forums
+ClipboardSetFiles(FilesToSet, DropEffect := "Copy") {
+   ; FilesToSet - list of fully qualified file pathes separated by "`n" or "`r`n"
+   ; DropEffect - preferred drop effect, either "Copy", "Move" or "" (empty string)
+   Static TCS := A_IsUnicode ? 2 : 1 ; size of a TCHAR
+   Static PreferredDropEffect := DllCall("RegisterClipboardFormat", "Str", "Preferred DropEffect")
+   Static DropEffects := {1: 1, 2: 2, Copy: 1, Move: 2}
+   ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   ; Count files and total string length
+   TotalLength := 0
+   FileArray := []
+   Loop, Parse, FilesToSet, `n, `r
+   {
+      If (Length := StrLen(A_LoopField))
+         FileArray.Push({Path: A_LoopField, Len: Length + 1})
+      TotalLength += Length
+   }
+   FileCount := FileArray.Length()
+   If !(FileCount && TotalLength)
+      Return False
+   ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   ; Add files to the clipboard
+   If DllCall("OpenClipboard", "Ptr", A_ScriptHwnd) && DllCall("EmptyClipboard") {
+      ; HDROP format ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+      ; 0x42 = GMEM_MOVEABLE (0x02) | GMEM_ZEROINIT (0x40)
+      hDrop := DllCall("GlobalAlloc", "UInt", 0x42, "UInt", 20 + (TotalLength + FileCount + 1) * TCS, "UPtr")
+      pDrop := DllCall("GlobalLock", "Ptr" , hDrop)
+      Offset := 20
+      NumPut(Offset, pDrop + 0, "UInt")         ; DROPFILES.pFiles = offset of file list
+      NumPut(!!A_IsUnicode, pDrop + 16, "UInt") ; DROPFILES.fWide = 0 --> ANSI, fWide = 1 --> Unicode
+      For Each, File In FileArray
+         Offset += StrPut(File.Path, pDrop + Offset, File.Len) * TCS
+      DllCall("GlobalUnlock", "Ptr", hDrop)
+      DllCall("SetClipboardData","UInt", 0x0F, "UPtr", hDrop) ; 0x0F = CF_HDROP
+      ; Preferred DropEffect format ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+      If (DropEffect := DropEffects[DropEffect]) {
+         ; Write Preferred DropEffect structure to clipboard to switch between copy/cut operations
+         ; 0x42 = GMEM_MOVEABLE (0x02) | GMEM_ZEROINIT (0x40)
+         hMem := DllCall("GlobalAlloc", "UInt", 0x42, "UInt", 4, "UPtr")
+         pMem := DllCall("GlobalLock", "Ptr", hMem)
+         NumPut(DropEffect, pMem + 0, "UChar")
+         DllCall("GlobalUnlock", "Ptr", hMem)
+         DllCall("SetClipboardData", "UInt", PreferredDropEffect, "Ptr", hMem)
+      }
+      DllCall("CloseClipboard")
+      Return True
+   }
+   Return False
+}