Doing a bit of R&D (on client behalf) in Batch sending e-mail using MAPISendMail.

I want to send statments to customers using HTML output from OIPI and use that as the e-mail body, as opposed to an attachment.

I was first off trying to embed a simple HTML script in the BODY but looking at the result, apears I need to be able to set the format? of the e-mail to HTML as opposed to text. Using MS OutLook Express.

Barry

Barry,

I may be able to assist you in this, but I've never gotten the OI mail functions and OE to work together. I have always had to use Outlook for it to work. If you don't mind me asking, how did you get OE to work?

[email protected]

SRP Computer Solutions, Inc.

E-mail ends up in the outbox of MS OutLook express.

* function test_send_email(Void) declare function Send_Email equ CrLf$ to \0D0A\ [email protected]" CC=" [email protected]" Subject=Testing…" Body=This is a Test line":CrLf$:"This is second line" *Embedded HTML does seen to work *Need to flag e-mail as HTML format. Ret=Send_Email(SendTo, CC, From, Subject, Body) return Ret

function Send_Email(SendTo, CC, From, Subject, Body)

equate No$ to 0

equate Yes$ to 1

$Insert MAPI_EQUATES

Declare subroutine Get_Status

Declare function MAPILogon, MAPISendMail, MAPILogoff

MsgSent=No$

If Assigned(SendTo) else SendTo="

If Assigned(CC) else CC="

If Assigned(From) else From="

If Assigned(Subject) else Subject="

If Assigned(Body) else Body="

If SendTo GT "" then

If Body GT "" then

	If MAPILogon(Session, @Window, "MS Exchange Settings", "") then

		Message='

		Message=Subject

		Message=SendTo

		Message=CC

		Message=From

		Message=Body

		Message=IPM.Microsoft Mail.Note"

		Message=MAPI_RECEIPT_REQUESTED$

		If MAPISendMail(0, @Window, 0, Message) then

			MsgSent=Yes$

		end else

			MsgSent=No$

		end

		Status=MAPILogoff(Session, @Window)

	end

end

end

Return MsgSent

**

Mmm, just realised now, that when received e-mail sent to myself, no receipt request was asked for.

Barry

Barry,

Have you considered using the OIPI to print to an Acrobat .PDF file and email that as an attachment? Is that an option for you or do you need HTML for a specific reason?

[email protected]

SRP Computer Solutions

Barry,

You need to change the email headers to tell the client that you are sending HTML email. Have you checked the POS_TYPE$ values to see if there is another option besides "Note"? There might be a setting there for an HTML email. Otherwise, you need to set the header mime-type to tell it you're sending text/html instead of test/ascii.

HTH,

[email protected]

Greyhound Lines, Inc.

You need to incorporate the MIME information into the mail for Outlook Express to validate it as HTML.

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]]do you need HTML for a specific reason

Thanks for the PDF suggestion. Do you have to have any PDF create licence, that Acrobat, isn't it.

Barry

Out of my depth here, but, I will do some digging.

Barry

So, that means it cant be done….(unless your Sprezzatura, of course )

Barry

Barry,

There are two ways to get PDF output from OI:

1) Use the Adobe Acrobat Distiller and "print" to the distiller, which will create a file that you can email. We've used this many times.

2) Use OIPI Professional which now has a PDF output option. We've not tested this new feature though.

[email protected]

SRP Computer Solutions, Inc.

OIPI PDF works great.

There's even a white paper about it here

Mike

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