Expected an assignment or function call and instead saw an expression. on document.execCommand("copy"); for a bookmarklet

Question

I am trying to create a bookmarklet that takes field names and copies them to my clipboard. I am getting the error back Expected an assignment or function call and instead saw an expression.

    function copy() {
  var number = document.getElementById('sys_readonly.rm_story.number').value,
      shortDescription = document.getElementById('rm_story.short_description').value,
      d = new Date(),
      year = d.getFullYear(),
      month = d.getMonth(),
      day = d.getDate(),

      name = year + month + day + ' - ' + number + ' - ' + shortDescription;

  name.select(),
  document.execCommand("copy");
}

Nick Prozee · Answer 1 · 2018-05-11T18:30:46.420

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You should use ; instead of , at the end of lines

edited May 11 '18 at 18:30

answered May 11 '18 at 18:25

Nick Prozee

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I did it like that so I wouldn't have to write `var` multiple times. – Cody Smith May 11 '18 at 18:27
name.select(), ends with a `,` – Nick Prozee May 11 '18 at 18:28
That should be a `;` instead of `,` – Nick Prozee May 11 '18 at 18:31
I see what you're saying now. That was a miss, thank you. But that still does not work. It is not copying to my clipboard – Cody Smith May 11 '18 at 18:37

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 11 '18 at 18:43

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Following up on your last comment

Possible duplicate, your problem is discussed in: JavaScript execCommand('copy') not working

answered May 11 '18 at 18:43

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Expected an assignment or function call and instead saw an expression. on document.execCommand("copy"); for a bookmarklet

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