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[VDSuser]

I want to write a proggie that will copy selected text to the clipboard, similar to highlighting text and pressing Ctrl-C. I'm particularly interested in copying selected text from a web page. Any ideas?

[laurent_H]

you have to grab keys Ctrl+V
se vdsdll by tomy

[Mac]

You should be able to send @ctrl(C) to the active
Window once the text is hilighted...

[VDSuser]

The WINDOW SEND won't work under normal conditions -- clicking my program to send the command makes my proggie the active window. But it does give me another idea. Stay tuned, I'll get back to you!

Thanks.

[Mac]

You can use a loop to check for your window NOT being
active (I'd include a way to break the loop with an event
as shown here).

[VDSuser]

Nah, my idea didn't work. I'll keep scratching my head, though. If I need more help, I'll ask. Thanks for responding so quickly.

[Mac]

I think we posted at about the same time,
ya might check my last post...

[VDSuser]

Oops, sorry, Mac, I didn't see your LOOP idea. Actually, that was the idea I was trying.

Here's the deal. When I want to copy text from a web page and paste it into my email client (Outlook), the client wants to be literal and reproduce all the formatting. I don't want that.

I've been highlighting text, pressing Ctrl-C, pasting the data into Notepad (where it shows unformatted), then copying the Notepad text and pasting the unformatted data back into Outlook. Too much trouble.

I want to highlight the text and press my TASKICON, which then copies the text to the clipboard. Once it's there, no sweat using LIST to take it out of the clipboard and put it back into the clipboard, a process that removes the formatting.

The LOOP idea works until I open Outlook. As soon as it's open, the loop tries to read from Outlook.

I'll keep working on it.

[Mac]

That's not supposed to be a continous loop,
put it under your TaskbarCLICK (or whatever
ya use) so it only activates when ya want to
copy the text.

I used it in a WINDOW ONTOP program that's
in the VDS3 source code section.

Cheers, Mac

[Dr. Dread]

You could also avoid losing focus from your browser window by making your program a part of the browser interface. Try to look here:
http://www.vdsworld.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=531

That is a program which removes formating from browser selections + instruction etc. to make yourself a regular browser
button to call the program.

I use this one not only for copying code snippets from my browser to VDS but also for copying non-formated text into Word etc. when I don't
want the layout etc. transferred. It could, of course, be used for Outlook as well.

Greetz
Dread

[Mac]

If it doesn't work checking for your program active,
ya can check for the window you're copying being
active (use whatever window ya need below):

[Garrett]

[Mac]

Garrett, you're idea is better anyway, since the task icon
click alone doesn't have an active window (in fact it just
makes @winactive() null).

Lol, I was asleep at the wheel on my last post...

The loop is nice though if your prog has an active window.
You can get info (or do whatever) with any window ya click
on, not just a specific one.

Cheers, Mac

[Skit3000]

What about useing this?

[Mac]

Yeah, well ya might try testing it a little longer.

Try selecting some (not all) of the text in IE a
few times...

Ya might want to add an exit routine as well...

Not a bad idea though.

Cheers, Mac