using Print Screen to attach files?

[jlindahl]

is there a way to allow a user to press the print screen key to get a file uploaded? i'm thinking, they must first press the print scrn key, then click on a button in the form to paste the filepath to be uploaded from the clipboard. my trouble is, i don't know the path to stored clipboard items. is there one?

 

[mopacfan]

I don't believe there is any way to make this happen short of writing a dll and downloading it to each client. Pretty much, they would have to paste the screen capture into a file, save it and then upload it using something like the Dundas free upload control.

Michael

 

[jlindahl]

yeah, i figured that, but i was still hopin' that someone out there could amuse me with a bit of hope.
what about the file path of the clipboard? is there a general location that the printscreen is temporarily held until it's acted upon?

 

[ahmun]

A Google Search Result on "printscreen memory location"

http://eric.aling.tripod.com/PB/tips/pbtip35.htm

This guy has a solution... I don't have the time to mull over his code... but sounds like a place to start. I'm not sure what programming language it is... If you find out, I'd be interested

Earnie Eng

 

[jlindahl]

well i get it to work with window.clipboardData.getData("text" but this only works on text and the user has to use ctrl+c. I have found some search results, but they are in other languages. documents say that you can use "image" or even "file" in place of "text", but i must be doing something wrong because that is not working.

<script>
function copyit()
{
 document.inputForm.pasted.value = window.clipboardData.getData(&quot;text&quot;);
}
</script>
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