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Software with Copy/Paste disabled…any way to bypass the restriction?

Dear Experts,

I am using an application that does not allow copying of text from within a textbox.

Is there any way to copy text from such a textbox so that it can be pasted into another application?

Thanks!

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McKnife

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John

Have you tried Ctrl-C to copy? Sometimes that works where Edit Copy does not.

However, what is noted above is important. It may simply be that what you are trying to do is not legal. You would have to advise us on that.

ttobin333

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Nothing illegal and no intention to hack the software. Just looking for methods that can bypass such restrictions.

Ctrl-copy disabled.

ThomasMcA2

Highlight/select the text, then right-click. Sometimes that works even when Ctrl-C is disabled.

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ttobin333

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Thanks guys, you may have guessed already, but I am actually the author of the software and my intention was to make sure it is well protected. I apologize, I should have been more direct in my explanation.

All of the standard Windows copy/cut operations are intercepted in the code.

Any suggestions on protecting from the OCR on a screenshot workaround? Can screenshot operation can be detected programmatically?

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ttobin333

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Thanks, guys!