def get_clipboard_data():
	"""
	Get data from the clipboard

	*Arguments:*
		* ``None``

	*Keyword Arguments:*
		* ``None``

	*Returns:*
		* ``None``

	*Author:*
	* randall.hess, 4/24/2017 4:33:06 PM
	"""

	data = None

	kernel32 = ctypes.windll.kernel32
	user32 = ctypes.windll.user32

	user32.OpenClipboard(0)

	CF_TEXT = 1
	if user32.IsClipboardFormatAvailable(CF_TEXT):
		hClipMem = user32.GetClipboardData(CF_TEXT)
		kernel32.GlobalLock.restype = ctypes.c_char_p
		data = kernel32.GlobalLock(hClipMem)
		kernel32.GlobalUnlock(hClipMem)
		user32.CloseClipboard()

		if isinstance(data, str):
			return data
		elif hasattr(data, 'decode'):
			data = value.decode(sys.getfilesystemencoding())
			return data
		else:
			return ''

	user32.CloseClipboard()

	return data