Since Flash 10, there have been security enhancements that prevent data being copied to the clipboard without an event being initiated by the user.
See: http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/2008/09/adobe_to_plug_clipboardjacking.php and http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_uia_requirements.html).
This means that Jeffothy’s Keyings Clipboard Copy trick no longer works :-(
NEW DEVELOPMENT: jhuckaby provided a better solution. Check it out:
Zero Clipboard
I've developed a simple new way to get the job done.
My method uses a basic flash button that says "COPY" on it. Clicking it will copy to the clipboard any text provided via FlashVars parameters in the object/embed tags. The flash file then executes javascript as a callback function. This javascript is also provided via FlashVars.
Actionscript 2.0 Code
on (release) {
System.setClipboard(_level0.txtToCopy);
getURL('javascript:'+_level0.js+';');
}
HTML/JS Code
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function alertUser(){
alert('copied');
}
-->
</script>
<div style="border:solid 1px black; width:60px; height:20px;">
<object width="60" height="20">
<PARAM NAME=FlashVars VALUE="txtToCopy=cfRuss.blogspot.com&js=alertUser()">
<param name="movie" value="copyButton.swf">
<embed src="copyButton.swf" flashvars="txtToCopy=cfRruss.blogspot.com&js=alertUser()" width="60" height="20">
</embed>
</object>
</div>
Download the required flash file here: copyButton.swf
FlashVars
txtToCopy - the text that you wish to copy to the clipboard
js - javascript to be executed upon clicking the COPY button
Note
You may get a warning dialog from your flash player if you try to run this script locally. This dialog will not appear when you run the script on your server.
