Copy PDF files into clipboard & paste it in outlook message. How??

[tabonni]

Hi all

I want to create an ASP page, which can copy the real PDF files into
the clipboard and then the user can paste it in Outlook message as
attachments (it's like inserting attachments)

My idea is: When user checked the checkboxes for the requested PDF
files from ASP page and press the "Add To Clipboard" button, all
requested PDF files will be copied into clipboard. Then, the user open
MS outlook message and right click -> Paste all PDF files as
attachments.

I searched a lot of websites. They are just copying selected text into
clipboard. Any Javascript/VBScript sample code for copying real PDF
files into clipboard?

Thanks

[David H. Lipman]

You can't copy the PDF file, you can copy the text from a PDF if it was generated from a
program like Word. If it was generated by scanning in a document into PDF format, no it is
not possible to even copy the text out of the PDF file since it is an embedded image of the
scanned object. If you really want to take advantage of Adobe PDF I suggest buying Adobe
Acrobat Professional so you can use distiller and other tools not a part of Adobe Acrobat
Reader. Albeit, it is not cheap software.

Dave





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| Hi all
|
| I want to create an ASP page, which can copy the real PDF files into
| the clipboard and then the user can paste it in Outlook message as
| attachments (it's like inserting attachments)
|
| My idea is: When user checked the checkboxes for the requested PDF
| files from ASP page and press the "Add To Clipboard" button, all
| requested PDF files will be copied into clipboard. Then, the user open
| MS outlook message and right click -> Paste all PDF files as
| attachments.
|
| I searched a lot of websites. They are just copying selected text into
| clipboard. Any Javascript/VBScript sample code for copying real PDF
| files into clipboard?
|
| Thanks

[tabonni]

Hello Dave

So, there is no way I can copy PDF files and paste it in outlook? Any
utilities I can use?

Actually, I got an ASP Web File Manager. Is it possible to let the
user copy the PDF file when he point to the file hyperlink and right
click. But, now the "Copy" function is disable. Any utilities I can
make it enable and can do the copy file function.

Cheers

Post by David H. Lipman
You can't copy the PDF file, you can copy the text from a PDF if it was generated from a
program like Word. If it was generated by scanning in a document into PDF format, no it is
not possible to even copy the text out of the PDF file since it is an embedded image of the
scanned object. If you really want to take advantage of Adobe PDF I suggest buying Adobe
Acrobat Professional so you can use distiller and other tools not a part of Adobe Acrobat
Reader. Albeit, it is not cheap software.
Dave
| Hi all
|
| I want to create an ASP page, which can copy the real PDF files into
| the clipboard and then the user can paste it in Outlook message as
| attachments (it's like inserting attachments)
|
| My idea is: When user checked the checkboxes for the requested PDF
| files from ASP page and press the "Add To Clipboard" button, all
| requested PDF files will be copied into clipboard. Then, the user open
| MS outlook message and right click -> Paste all PDF files as
| attachments.
|
| I searched a lot of websites. They are just copying selected text into
| clipboard. Any Javascript/VBScript sample code for copying real PDF
| files into clipboard?
|
| Thanks