Is there a way to prevent users from copying entire documents that still allows them to select and copy document text to the clipboard? The Access Level privileges help says that a deselected “Replicate or copy documents” still allows users to “open a document and copy data to the clipboard”. How? We find that we cannot use Ctrl-C to copy data to the clipboard if the ACL option “Replicate or copy documents” is deselected.
There has been some related discussion: LO72660: CAN NOT COPY DATA TO CLIPBOARD IF UNCHECK "REPLICATE OR COPY DOCUMENTS" IN ACL http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO72660 and http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/nd8forum.nsf/5f27803bba85d8e285256bf10054620d/848f01290527395e85257654004b4155?OpenDocument http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/nd8forum.nsf/5f27803bba85d8e285256bf10054620d/848f01290527395e85257654004b4155?OpenDocument. The first item refers to SPR SSZG8ELANU, but I’m unable to locate that SPR.
Subject: Re: ACL ‘Replicate or copy documents’
Hello Alice!
The option “Replicate or copy documents” on ACL, prevents user to copy the document but not prevents user to copy the content of the document.
If you need to prevent the user to copy the content of the document, you need to implement a control using the function “Prevent Copying”.
The TN below has a sample on how to implment it on Memo form (for a mail database), but it works on application databases too. You just need to adapt the solution to your database:
Title: How Can You Enable Prevent Copying as Default in Notes 8.x?
Doc #: 1586088
URL: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586088 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586088
Best Regards!
Rodrigo
Subject: Want to enable copying to clipboard
Hi Rodrigo,
Thanks. But actually I’m looking for a way to enable copying to the clipboard when the ACL option ‘Replicate and copy documents’ is not selected. The help says copying to the clipboard is possible, but we’re not seeing that; how can it be done? I want to prevent copying of entire documents, but permit copying of small snippets of document text (such as text field values) to the clipboard. The first thing is working, the second is not.
Subject: They are small
The snippets are mostly fewer than 254 characters. We’ll see how the users like this - thank you!
Subject: how big is the snippet?
You could use a prompt to display the contents of the field in an input box where it could be copied. Only drawback is that you are limited to 254 characters. I tries to use a dialogbox but that did not work and still honored the prevent copy setting. To use a prompt to display your field value for copying do this:
On your form create a field called Body1.
Place a button next to the field with this formula:
@Prompt([OkCancelEdit];“Copy Box”; “you can copy this text”; Body1)
The text in the Body1 field will be placed in the prompt’s input box where you can copy it (limit of 254 characters)