Copy text to clipboard

Hi there all

I am in the process of developing a knowledgebase..

I have some cool click and copy script but it doesnt allow me to format the text that is copied so that I can copy an already fromatted email..

for example:

Hi,

thank you for contacting us, blablablablablablablablablablabla
blablablablablablablablablablablablablablablablabla

Kind regards

blabla.

here is the jscript I have:

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function copy_clip(meintext)
{
 if (window.clipboardData)
  {
  
  window.clipboardData.setData("Text", meintext);
 
  }
  else if (window.netscape)
  {
  
  netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege('UniversalXPConnect');
 
  var clip = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/widget/clipboard;1']
                .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard);
  if (!clip) return;

  var trans = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/widget/transferable;1']
                 .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsITransferable);
  if (!trans) return;
 
  trans.addDataFlavor('text/unicode');
  
  var str = new Object();
  var len = new Object();
  var str = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/supports-string;1"]
               .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString);
  var copytext=meintext;
  str.data=copytext;
  trans.setTransferData("text/unicode",str,copytext.length*2);
  var clipid=Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard;
  if (!clip) return false;
  clip.setData(trans,null,clipid.kGlobalClipboard);
  }
  alert("The following text has been copied:\n\n" + meintext);
  return false;
}
//-->
</script>

 
<p><span onclick='return copy_clip("this text will be copied to clipboard'>
when you click on this text, the above is copied.(but you cant see it untill you paste it.
</span> </p>

here is my problem.

I cant format any thing in this area

<p><span onclick='return copy_clip("this text will be copied to clipboard'>

I get that jscript error if i try...

I want to for example, do something like this:

<p><span onclick='return copy_clip("hi there,
<p>thank you for contacting us etc</p>")'>

so that when pasted you can have a nicely formatted email/...

Please HELP

thanks!!