Disable any kind of copy.

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1

Hello everyone,

I want to disallow some users to mark text and copy the contect. Right click->Copy or Ctrl+C
I know that this can be done via javascript but don’t know a thing about javascript.
At least if someone could point me to the right direction.

Any help will be appriciated.

2

If I were to suggest, this is not a good idea as such restriction can be easily by-passed with a small amount of knowledge in HTML/Js.
If you still wish to do it, I’ve got a snippet from stackoverflow which seems to work pretty good.

$(document).bind('copy', function(e) {
    alert('Copy is not allowed !!!');
    e.preventDefault();
});
$(document).bind('paste', function() {
    alert('Paste is not allowed !!!');
    e.preventDefault();
});
$(document).bind('cut', function() {
    alert('Cut is not allowed !!!');
    e.preventDefault();
});
$(document).bind('contextmenu', function(e) {
    alert('Right Click is not allowed !!!');
    e.preventDefault();
});

Include the above code in whichever views you want the events to be restricted.

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3

Thank you for your answer.
I know that it can by-passed, i have done it before but the management still want it.

Could you be a bit more specific of where to put the code?

4

Since you mentioned you want to disallow only certain users, I’m assuming this wont be a simple JS file but a PHP file and the script will run based on Access Rights.
I have a few questions

  1. Will this script be running throughout the application or only on certain views/pages?
  2. Is the script going to execute for all users or just non-admins or based on access rights?
  3. Have you tried explaining the management that this feature can be easily bypassed?
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  1. The script will run throughout the app.
  2. If it is possible i would like to set the id of the user inside the php file. So it will be triggered on specific users no matter about Access Right or anything else.
  3. I did. I even mentioned your previous post and posts from stackoverflow.

Could be implemented using an application hook, like after_entry_point.?
A logic_hook would be nice.

6

After a bit of research this seems possible with after_ui_frame logic hook. First of all you will have to define a global logic hook in custom/Extension/application/Ext/Logichooks/.php

    $hook_version = 1;
    $hook_array = Array();

    $hook_array['after_ui_frame'] = Array();
    $hook_array['after_ui_frame'][] = Array(
        //Processing index. For sorting the array.
        23, 

        //Label. A string value to identify the hook.
        'after_ui_frame example', 

        //The PHP file where your class is located.
        'custom/modules/<your_file_name>.php', 

        //The class the method is in.
        'logic_hooks_class', 

        //The method to call.
        'after_ui_frame_method' 
    );

Next you need to create a <your_file_name>.php script in custom/modules/

<?php

    if (!defined('sugarEntry') || !sugarEntry) die('Not A Valid Entry Point');

    class logic_hooks_class
    {
        function after_ui_frame_method($event, $arguments)
        {
			global $current_user;
           echo "<script>
$(document).bind('copy', function(e) {
    alert('Copy is not allowed !!!');
    e.preventDefault();
});
$(document).bind('paste', function() {
    alert('Paste is not allowed !!!');
    e.preventDefault();
});
$(document).bind('cut', function() {
    alert('Cut is not allowed !!!');
    e.preventDefault();
});
$(document).bind('contextmenu', function(e) {
    alert('Right Click is not allowed !!!');
    e.preventDefault();
});
</script>";
        }
    }

?>

In the above script, use the global variable $current_user to fetch the current user’s ID or Role and just add an “if” condition.
Run a QRAR. Lemme know if it works!

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7

This works like a charm. QRAR is not necessary. I also commented the javascript alert commands, so the user didn’t get any messages.

EDIT:
There is a missing ‘e’ at paste and cut function. So the user is still able to paste and cut.
If you want to disable them too add an ‘e’ in function() .
They should look like this:
$(document).bind(‘paste’, function(e)
$(document).bind(‘cut’, function(e)