execCommand paste

[hunt00]

If i am using trying to copy/paste using the execCommand:

document.execCommand('copy', false, option);
document.execCommand('Paste');

How can i add more strings when paste ?

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Can you explain what you mean a bit clearer, please?

Dan


The answers you get are only as good as the information you give!

 

[hunt00]

My entire script is using execCommand.

For example:
copy: this is an example
paste result: -this is an example-

the "-" is added at the front and end.

Currently, when using the above command, my paste result is: this is an example, without "-", and i am not sure where/how "-" could be added.

Thanks very much, Dan!

 

[Supra]

Here's one way it could be done:

document.execCommand('Copy');
copied = clipboardData.getData('Text');
document.execCommand('Paste',false,'-' + copied + '-');

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Or you could do it at the copy stage:

document.execCommand('copy', false, '-' + option + '-');

Dan


The answers you get are only as good as the information you give!

 

[hunt00]

Thanks very much! It works very well.

Is there a way to add the html tag in there?

document.execCommand('Paste',false,'Here it is: ' + document.write('<br><hr color=red height=10 width=2>') + copied );

document.write or document.writeln messed up the paste with only a little red dot.

 

[Supra]

If you want to add HTML to your page dynamically, paste isn't the way to do it. You might try using insertAdjacentHTML instead.

 

[hunt00]

Thanks very much for the right direction. I will try that now.

 

[hunt00]

Hi, when i try:

var test1 = new String ("Here it is"); alert('5');
var sHTML = "<br><hr height= 5 color=blue width =2>"; alert('6');
test1.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeEnd",sHTML);
alert('7');

got the object error, which is the last line. alert7 didnt show up. Anything i did wrong?

 

[Supra]

Your code is trying to insert HTML into a string. The HTML must be inserted into an element, like a DIV or a TD element. Try this:

<div id="test2">
Hello
</div>

<script>
var test1 = "Here it is";
alert('5');
var sHTML = "<br><hr height= 5 color=blue width =2>" + test1; 
alert('6');
test2.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeEnd",sHTML); 
alert('7');
</script>

 

[hunt00]

i am trying to get the paste execCommand in the div section

document.writeln('<div id="test2">');
window1.document.execCommand('Paste', false, 'Here it is: ' );
document.writeln('</div>');

var test1 = "document.write('window1.document.execCommand('Paste', false, copied)')";
var sHTML = "<br><hr height= 5 color=blue width =2>" + test1;
test2.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeEnd",sHTML);

I got object error. How can i define the execCommand result to make it work here?

Thanks alot!

 

[Supra]

Try this:

copied = clipboardData.getData('Text');
document.writeln('<div id="test2">');
document.writeln(copied);
document.writeln('</div>');

var sHTML = "<br><hr height= 5 color=blue width =2>" + copied;
test2.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeEnd",sHTML);

 

[hunt00]

Thanks, there. I am getting improvement.
There are 2 problems now.

1. The content is copied to a next page, instead of the same page like using execCommand('paste')
2. The <hr> not still now showing height, width, color

I am still trying around now. If u have any idea, please let me try too.

Thanks again for ur help!

 

[hunt00]

copied = clipboardData.getData('Text');
document.write('<div id="test2">');
document.write("Here it is: ");
document.write('</div>');
var sHTML ="<hr height= 5 color=blue width =2>" + copied;
test2.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeEnd",sHTML);

The above problem.
1. Entire paste pasted on another page
2. <hr> is showing a blue dot, and on a seperate line.

 

[hunt00]

Now i have only 1 problem left: paste to the same page from window1 to window2, instead of a new page.

window1.document.execCommand('Copy');
copied = clipboardData.getData('Text');
document.write('<div id="test2">');
document.write("Here it is: ");
document.write('</div>');
var t1 = "<table><tr><td bgcolor = blue></td>" ;
var t2 = "<td>" + copied + "</td></tr></table>";
var sHTML = t1 + t2;
test2.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeEnd",sHTML);

 

[hunt00]

Thanks, superman! I just got it by adding the window name. :-D

 

[hunt00]

when testing for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th... time paste, why it is giving object error?!

window2.test2.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeEnd",sHTML);