like i need to copy something to my clipboard by pressing a button. i can echo the value into a hidden form input field i guess. how can i get the value copied to clipboard?
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Jump to PostYou can achieve this by writing a javascript function like below:
function copyToClipboard(s) { if( window.clipboardData && clipboardData.setData ) { clipboardData.setData("Text", s); } }
Jump to PostFirefox doesn't provide such coding ability.
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mail2saion
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You can achieve this by writing a javascript function like below:
function copyToClipboard(s)
{
if( window.clipboardData && clipboardData.setData )
{
clipboardData.setData("Text", s);
}
}
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that code doesnt work sadly
chandru7
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Try with document.execCommand
document.execCommand("copy",false,text)
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Try with document.execCommand
document.execCommand("copy",false,text)
it doesnt work in forefox
Troy III
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Firefox doesn't provide such coding ability.
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i heard theres a way to do it with flash?
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how do i use this? looks like fireox does. is this some wierd language tho?
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Using_the_Clipboard
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