UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Hello.....

Is there anyway that I can clear the clipboard/paste/buffer in UNIX, Xterm, telnet?

I have a number of scripts that require values being inputted correctly by the user. I have nothing to validate the values so I have to put trust in their ability to cut/paste correctly.

When I prompt them to put in the value they will (in most cases)cut paste and then run the program. What i want to do is put a second prompt that request the value again, i'll then validate the two values to be the same.

If they have cut the value into the buffer and simply pasted it twice then any mistakes on their part wil be passed on. How can I clear this buffer? not sure if a "UNIX" buffer is being used or that of the Operating system, Windows?

Any ideas????

Cheers
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Beers,

Neil

you mean from a windows client connected to a unix box? running the program off of the unix box?

so you want to clear the clipboard on the clients windows machine? i dont think you can do that. however i could very well be wrong.

however i could be misunderstanding your question. if that is however what you mean ill move this to the windows forum.

Yes...you have it how I meant it. Connecting to the unix box from windows and runing the program on the UNIX box. I don't think it can be done from within a shell script or simular....but you never know what some clever person has figured out.

Cheers,

Neil

yeah im not sure about doing that. i wouldnt really think that you could do that....but maybe you can, i dunno.

He's right, you know. You have no control over a client's clipboard. Can't you just write pattern-matching code to validate the input yourself?