A few weeks ago we talked about what the clipboard object is and how you can get information off of the clipboard using Legato. This week we’re going to talk about putting information onto the clipboard using Legato by modifying one of our previous scripts.

Today we’re going to talk about one of the most commonly used but least commonly understood features of your computer: the clipboard. Everyone who regularly uses a computer regularly knows how much of a time-saver using copy and paste can be, and the value only goes up the more you use it. As a programmer, the amount of time that I save by moving code around can’t even be measured, and I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that. However, the inner workings of the clipboard are often times misunderstood. Today I will explain what the clipboard is and how to interact with it using Legato.

This week we’re going to talk about another client requested feature. Many EDGAR HTML documents end up referencing previously filed documents on the SEC’s EDGAR system. These documents are located at “https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/[document reference]”. Recently the SEC has migrated to only HTTPS, the secure hypertext protocol, and will redirect any requests for HTTP to HTTPS. However, the EDGAR system will still only accept links that reference “http://www.sec.gov/[etc]”. This causes some extra work if you are merely copying the link from a browser that is accessing the document on the EDGAR system, as the link will be copied as HTTPS. Today, we’re going to write a simple script that hooks into the validate function and lets you know if you have any HTTPS references as well as offer to fix them.

This week we are going to take a look at another client request to be able to remove multiple hyperlinks at the same time. In GoFiler there is a Remove Hyperlink function that will find where the caret currently is and if it is within a hyperlink it will remove the link. If the caret is located before or within an anchor/bookmark tag, the function will remove the anchor instead. However, if you have any text selected the tool gives the user a popup box and does not remove anything. So today we’re going to look at a simple script to hook into the Remove Hyperlink function, check if the user has text highlighted, and if so, remove all hyperlinks and bookmarks that we find in the highlighted section.