Read clipboard text

[Techi_Panda]

Hi scripters

Is there any commands for collect or read clipboard content in Indesign cs3 javascript.

Thanks in advance

regards

arul

[John Hawkinson · Accepted solution]

No, there is not. You'll have to call VB or AppleScript to do so, depending on your platform.

[milligramme]

hi

I had solved similar problems with this code in the past, but this isn't so good.

var doc = app.documents[0];
var lay = doc.layers.add();
var tf = doc.textFrames.add(lay);
tf.insertionPoints[-1].select();
app.paste();

var clipboard = tf.parentStory.contents;

tf.remove();
lay.remove();
alert(clipboard);

thank you

mg.