From:

 Aaron Smith <aaron@gwmicro.com>

Subject:

 Re: How to copy a column from an HTML table

Date:

 Fri, Nov 16, 2012 8:32:37 am

Hi, Rod.

You can still use the steps I provided to copy the entire table, and
then remove the columns that you don't want using Word. Browsers
typically don't let you select single columns in tables, which is why I
was surprised when Martin had come up with a solution.

The app simply creates a textrange between two nodes (the start point
and end point), but, using the DOM, there's no way to get a start node
of a column and end node of a column without getting all of the other
table cells in between.

I'd be happy to be proven wrong, but I don't believe you can do exactly
what you want without a little editing.

Thanks,

Aaron

On 11/15/2012 9:35 PM, Rod Hutton wrote:
> Dear Martin,
>
> Your method only copies the contents of the cell you are in to the
> clipboard, not the entire column.
>
> Take a look at this web page:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_(TV_series)
>
> Navigate to the second column, entitle Local "title," which, all the
> way down to the bottom of the column, actually contains the titles of
> all the seasons of Survivor.
>
> Now, say I want to copy and paste all these season titles into Notepad
> all at once, that is, in one copy and paste operation. Your method
> does not do this. It would require me to repeat the selection and
> copy/paste operation one cell at a time, starting at the top of the
> column, and going down down row by row.
>
> Nice try, but no cigar. Smile.
>
> Let's all keep on trying,
>
> Rod Hutton
>
> -----Original Message----- From: martin webster
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:32 AM
> To: gw-apps@gwmicro.com
> Subject: RE: How to copy a column from an HTML table
>
> Hi Louis,
> I am able to copy a single column of a table by doing the following:
> Navigate to a table, enable table mode, control and equals. navigate
> to the required column by using insert and appropriate cursor keys.
> select all, control a, selects everything in that column or table
> cell. copy to clipboard control c, and dump it to notepad. I have
> tried this on three different kinds of tables thus far, and every time
> this work for me. If this is not the case for you please give us the
> web link and I'll give it a go. Hope this helps.
> Warm regards.
> Martin Webster.
> I.T. director for Kirklees Visual Impairment Network.
>
>
>
> --- On Wed, 11/14/12, Louis <gosselin_louis@myfairpoint.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Louis <gosselin_louis@myfairpoint.net>
>> Subject: RE: How to copy a column from an HTML table
>> To: gw-apps@gwmicro.com
>> Cc: gw-scripting@gwmicro.com
>> Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 2:16 PM
>> I hate to say this, but I sure can't
>> make heads nor tails of this answer below. And I, too, would
>> like to know how to copy a column from a table.
>>
>> Louis Gosselin
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Aaron Smith [mailto:aaron@gwmicro.com]
>>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 8:30 AM
>> To: gw-apps@gwmicro.com
>> Cc: gw-scripting@gwmicro.com
>> Subject: Re: How to copy a column from an HTML table
>>
>> Using the beta of Window-Eyes 8 and the latest IE Enhance
>> app, you can use the Copy with Formatting feature do to
>> this.
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>>
>> On 11/13/2012 8:56 PM, Rod Hutton wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> A big â