Copy & Paste

**prokhaled** · Aug 7th, 2002, 11:07 AM

Is there javascript code to copy text inside textarea until I can paste it in any place

**bsw2112** · Aug 9th, 2002, 09:58 AM

this might give you ideas

Code:

<html>
<head>
<style>

#lay1 { position:absolute; top:-100px; left:-100px; visibility:hidden }
</style>
<script>

function placeIt(frm1) {
	
	var obj;
	obj=document.getElementById("lay1")
	obj.style.visibility = "visible";
	obj.style.left = frm1.x.value;
	obj.style.top = frm1.y.value;
	txt.innerText = frm.a.value
}
</script>

</head>

<body>
<form name="frm">
<textarea cols=20 rows=5 name = "a" ></textarea>
<br>
x coor <input type ="text" name = "x" size ="5"><br>
y coor <input type ="text" name = "y" size ="5"><br><br>
<input type = "button" onClick="placeIt(this.form)" value = "place">
</form>
<div id ="lay1"><p id = "txt"></p></div>
</body>

</html>

i tested this only in IE6
of course coords must me numberic only
i didn't validate anything

bsw2112

**prokhaled** · Aug 9th, 2002, 10:18 AM

I mean copy text to paste it in any other programs .. for example to paste it in NotePad program.

**bsw2112** · Aug 9th, 2002, 10:36 AM

i don't think it is possible
because you don't have the ability in javascript
to write to files

maybe windows script host (WSH) can do that but i am not sure..

you can do what you want using a server side language like perl or asp. those languages can access files

bsw2112

**prokhaled** · Aug 9th, 2002, 10:41 AM

I mean copy to memory not to files in server.

**scoutt** · Aug 9th, 2002, 12:03 PM

he wants a function to highlight and copy text to the clip board through javascript.

**JoshT** · Aug 9th, 2002, 12:38 PM

I don't remember there being an official (clipbook is OS specific) or portable (you can do this with IE) way of doing it with javascript, but I believe you might want to try Java.

You can at least highlight a textarea using its DOM "select()" method.

**prokhaled** · Aug 9th, 2002, 01:25 PM

Yes or With Java or VBScript or PHP or ...........

**Abou_ghazi** · Aug 10th, 2002, 06:22 AM

insert this code into the <head> section of your HTML code...
and have a nice day...
...best regards...!!
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<script>

//Copytext to clipboard- by Gennero ([email protected])
//Submited to DynamicDrive.com
//Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com for this script

bBool=false
var copiedtext=""
var tempstore=""

function initiatecopy() {
bBool=true;
}

function copyit() {
if (bBool) {
tempstore=copiedtext
document.execCommand("Copy")
copiedtext=window.clipboardData.getData("Text");
if (tempstore!=copiedtext) {
alert(copiedtext);
}
bBool=false;
}
}

document.onselectionchange = initiatecopy
document.onmouseup = copyit

</script>
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**prokhaled** · Aug 10th, 2002, 06:52 AM

Thank you too much . Relly very nice code.

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