Possible Copy Button!

[Dusty]

Is it possible to interact with the clipboard? Short answer no with an except, long answer yes with a but.

Long answer:

Yes, Netscape 6.1 (maybe 6.0, but I don't think so) will allow you to copy to and paste from the clipboard. I don't know how off-hand, I know I've seen it before. But, that's the only browser I know of that allows you to. I've also seen a script that claimed to work in IE, but it didn't when I tested it (sorry, I don't remember the URL). Plus, it's quite easy to get the selected text from a text field, but I'm not so sure how you'd go about getting the selected text from the page itself.

 

[Canuckkev]

To clarify...

The copied text will be used in another application, outside of their browser?

 

[Epgs]

most likely

 

[Mekhu]

Yeah Canuck...

 

[sp0radic]

Sorry I couldn't find one. I thought I found one, but it only a "select all" script.

 

[308holes]

their right it cant be dune with JavaScript but it can be dune in DHTML ill send you the link on ICQ later bro

 

[meow]

Sure. Just leave the rest of us out.

 

[308holes]

I will post the Script in 1 hour let me mod it so it runs with out hilighting every thing on you page

 

[308holes]

ok here it is!!

<input type="button" value="Copy" onClick="javascript:execCommand('Copy');" style="font-family:verdana; font-size:10; background-color:Darkgreen; color:#FFFFFF; font-weight: bold;">

 

[Dusty]

Didn't work.

 

[308holes]

Hmmm well try this the problem is the Forum is putting a space between the Java and the Script just remove the space

<input type="button" value="Copy" onClick="javascript:execCommand('Copy');" style="font-family:verdana; font-size:10; background-color:#0066CC; color:#ffffff; font-weight: bold;">

PS.. ITs NOT PHP i just wanted some color

 

[meow]

Damnation! I would never have thought! Right on, 308holes!

 

[Dusty]

Nope, still didn't work. Do you have to use some particular browser or...?

 

[308holes]

ahh i dont know but if i had to guess i would say Explorer4+

 

[308holes]

ok try this one with out color

<input type="button" value="Copy" onClick="java script:execCommand('Copy');" >

 

[Cyber]

does it work?

also, wuts it copying?

 

[308holes]

yes it works see for your self
www.programminghelper.com/testlayout2.htm
it copys selected text because im useing a custom right click menu and Newbies dont know the Ctrl+C

 

[Cyber]

niiiiiiiice

 

[meow]

Yeah, but that was one persistent big pop-up. I can't close it.

 

[308holes]

realy huh where you hitting the X ?? Ill look in to that . What is your screen setting? 800x600?its not so big on mine because i made it under 1024x786 i think that right but thanks for the complaments ill make the window smaler and look in to the closeing problem

Did you get the copy code to work?