Automatic copying to clipboard with javascript?

[ronnie gauthier]

It is object.createTextRange, both it and execCommand are a winIE 4+
thing AFAIK. With the execCommand be sure ti use ID and not NAME.
I like this site for DHTML help.
http://www.course.com/downloads/newperspectives/crweb2/dhtml/
This one may also help a bit for what you are doing.
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/clipboard.html

On Thu, 5 Sep 2002 23:59:18 -0400
Joel Hammer <Joel at HammersHome.com> wrote:

>I can't find any information about create.TextRange and execCommand.
>Are these javascript commands or functions defined somewhere else?
>Joel
>On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 12:10:25PM -0500, ronnie gauthier wrote:
>> >From my collection, dont know where it came from originaly
>> needs ie 4+
>> 
>> function ClipBoard()
>> {
>> holdtext.innerText = copytext.innerText;
>> Copied = holdtext.createTextRange();
>> Copied.execCommand("Copy");
>> }
>> 
>> <SPAN ID="copytext"
>STYLE="height:150;width:162;background-color:pink">> This text will be
>copied onto the clipboard when you click the button below. Try it!>
></SPAN>> 
>> <TEXTAREA ID="holdtext" STYLE="display:none;">
>> </TEXTAREA>
>> <BUTTON onClick="ClipBoard();">Copy to Clipboard</BUTTON> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, 19 Jul 2002 07:30:50 -0400
>> Joel Hammer <Joel at HammersHome.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I am a javascript dummy:
>> 
>> Does anyone know how to make javascript copy all the contents of a
>frame> to the clipboard?
>> 
>> I would like to use forms in javascript to create a text page in a
>> different frame that could be pasted into a wordprocessing document.
>I> think I can figure that out, eventually. However, it would be nice
>not> to force the user to select and copy to get the frame contents
>into> the clipboard. (Lazy users rule!!) This would have to work in a
>windows> environment, and it will be all client side javascript.
>> 
>> Any insight appreciated,
>> 
>> Joel
>> 
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