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Form field population from clipboard using a JavaScript

I have a single page which contains multiple forms. I would like the ability to populate certain fields in the different forms with data from the clipboard. Something like; <onclick="document.form1.field.value = document.form2.field.value = document.form3.field.value = clipboard data">. Onclick causes the clipboard value, which will be a 10 digit number, to be pasted into all of the fields specified.

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Thanks for the help. I actually modified this a little.

<INPUT TYPE="button" value="Paste Data" onClick="document.form1.field.value = document.form2.field.value = document.form3.field.value = document.form4.field.value = document.form5.field.value = document.form6.field.value = document.mainform.desired_value.value"

Frog357

The content area looses focus when you click the button and the paste action applies to the button and is lost. Work around is:

<DIV ID="oContent" contentEditable="true">
This is my area of testing text. You can edit this text. The paste button won't work though!
</DIV>
<Br>
<input type=button name=cut value="Cut" onClick="oContent.document.execCommand('cut');">
<input type=button name=paste value="Paste" onClick="oContent.focus(); oContent.document.execCommand('paste');">

</BODY>
</HTML>

Frog357

Oops wrong box, sorry ;)