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Post August 26th, 2004, 7:20 am

I am using DHTML to create contect windows.

My script is needing to copy to clipboard any text selected by user (I have this), but if the user hasn't selected text then I want to select all the text in the browser and copy it.

I cant figure out how to select all the text.

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Post August 26th, 2004, 7:20 am

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Post August 26th, 2004, 4:57 pm

Should I assume, there isnt a way?
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Post August 26th, 2004, 6:14 pm

I figured it out!
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Post August 26th, 2004, 6:32 pm

Sorry nobody got to this to help you before you got it. I did read this earlier but had no answer. We encourage you to provide the solution in case someone else reading this in the future reads this and has the same problem. Posts at OZZU stay around a looooong time.
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Post August 26th, 2004, 7:17 pm

Solution was

Code: [ Select ]
// GRAB ANY TEXT THE USER HAS SELECTED
var CheckForSelection = window.external.menuArguments.document.selection.createRange().text;


// IF THERE WAS NO SELECTED TEXT THEN COPY THE ENTIRE PAGE (AS TEXT)
if(CheckForSelection=="") {

// GET ALL TEXT ON PAGE
var PageText = window.external.menuArguments.document.body.createTextRange( ).text;
// COPY IT TO CLIPBOARD
window.clipboardData.setData("Text",PageText);

// THE FIRST CHECK SHOWED TEXT IS SELECTED SO
} else {

// GET SELECTED TEXT
var SelectedText = window.external.menuArguments.document.selection.createRange().text;
// COPY IT TO CLIPBOARD
window.clipboardData.setData("Text",SelectedText);

}
  1. // GRAB ANY TEXT THE USER HAS SELECTED
  2. var CheckForSelection = window.external.menuArguments.document.selection.createRange().text;
  5. // IF THERE WAS NO SELECTED TEXT THEN COPY THE ENTIRE PAGE (AS TEXT)
  6. if(CheckForSelection=="") {
  8. // GET ALL TEXT ON PAGE
  9. var PageText = window.external.menuArguments.document.body.createTextRange( ).text;
  10. // COPY IT TO CLIPBOARD
  11. window.clipboardData.setData("Text",PageText);
  13. // THE FIRST CHECK SHOWED TEXT IS SELECTED SO
  14. } else {
  16. // GET SELECTED TEXT
  17. var SelectedText = window.external.menuArguments.document.selection.createRange().text;
  18. // COPY IT TO CLIPBOARD
  19. window.clipboardData.setData("Text",SelectedText);
  21. }




I know this could be shortened, but for the purposes I am using it, it must be copied to clipboard only when ready.

Otherwise you could shorten it to:

Code: [ Select ]
// GRAB ANY TEXT THE USER HAS SELECTED
var CheckForSelection = window.external.menuArguments.document.selection.createRange().text;
// COPY IT TO CLIPBOARD
window.clipboardData.setData("Text",CheckForSelection);


// IF THERE WAS NO SELECTED TEXT THEN COPY THE ENTIRE PAGE (AS TEXT)
if(CheckForSelection=="") {

// GET ALL TEXT ON PAGE
var PageText = window.external.menuArguments.document.body.createTextRange( ).text;
// COPY IT TO CLIPBOARD
window.clipboardData.setData("Text",PageText);
}
  1. // GRAB ANY TEXT THE USER HAS SELECTED
  2. var CheckForSelection = window.external.menuArguments.document.selection.createRange().text;
  3. // COPY IT TO CLIPBOARD
  4. window.clipboardData.setData("Text",CheckForSelection);
  7. // IF THERE WAS NO SELECTED TEXT THEN COPY THE ENTIRE PAGE (AS TEXT)
  8. if(CheckForSelection=="") {
  10. // GET ALL TEXT ON PAGE
  11. var PageText = window.external.menuArguments.document.body.createTextRange( ).text;
  12. // COPY IT TO CLIPBOARD
  13. window.clipboardData.setData("Text",PageText);
  14. }


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Post August 26th, 2004, 7:24 pm

Thanks for the solution! *glad you got it.
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Post August 26th, 2004, 7:32 pm

I've never really gotten into usign DHTML for fear of browser support. Is it something that requires a pluging like flash, or something that someone can turn off like javascript?
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Post August 26th, 2004, 7:33 pm

DHTML is essentially a combination of good javascript and CSS coding. If javascript is disabled in a browser by the user then DHTML won't work.

There are also differences in javascript code between Mozilla based browsers and MSIE that need to be accounted for. Unfortunately this guy is still redisigning his place or forgot about it, but his archived tutes are excellent:

http://www.htmlguru.com/
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