Pasting an image from clipboard to a website

Question

I need to come up with a solution for users to be able to paste an image on to a website, then upload that image on to the web server. I\'m not sure what the right solution

Answer 1

Rad Upload (java applet). It's not free, but it is relatively cheap.

Answer 2

Or this free one (via another StackOverflow question)

Answer 3

You can use pure JavaScript for this, assuming either Chrome or Chrome Frame. Since most other plugins or applets require a specific install action you might as well require installing Chrome Frame as that will fix quite a bit more than just pasting events.

View a live demo of a jQuery plugin that cleanly wraps the HTML Clipboard API. This demo requires the Chrome browser.