HOW TO: open the default email client cross-platform

[amason]

I think he means it's a shame that Servoy can't natively send an e-mail to the user's default mail client with an attachment.

Servoy's mail features are great, but it would be "greater" to have it the Servoy way and the Filemaker way (natively).

[bcusick]

Being a long time FMP developer myself, I can sympathize with your situation. However, just because people are "used to" doing something a certain way, does not necessarily mean that it's the best or most efficient way.

I've found that sending mail via the Server in Servoy and BCCing the recipient achieves the same desired result (which is people have a copy of the email they sent to someone - with the attachment[s]).

Also, it has helped me to remember that Servoy is NOT FileMaker (thank goodness!).

[IT2Be]

The way Bob describes is also the way I handle it in IT2Print. At first the client was a little afraid of it but the BCC now also acts as a reminder.

I know, I know. Not everybody will accept it but the beauty of Servoy lies in so much other stuff.

Normally you would say (like in a good relationship) 'it is a matter of give and take'. Well, this partner (Servoy) gives you much more than it takes

[sbutler]

We use FileMaker's send through default email client....and HATE it. It is unreliable, especially with a long list of people. I find it to be a bit intrusive. If they are in FileMaker, and want FileMaker to send an email, then FileMaker should send the email, not their email client. We went as far to write an applescript which ran a shell script to send the email in the background.

With Servoy, we are using an email module and the Mail plugin which gives the user a great interface. We also store the emails in a mysql log table. So, the module allows for sending with a form, sending transparent, or viewing the log of emails sent and seeing the details. I posted it for a guy at this post... http://forum.servoy.com/viewtopic.php?t=6453
Its nothing fancy, but works for us.

[Providence1]

The beginning of this thread denotes how one can set the various fields (to:, cc:, subject:, body:) in Outlook, et al, via the application.showURL() command.

The format of the example shows how one can set the body of a email.

body=Hello%20Everybody

I would like to know if it is possible to put a return character in the body of the example supplied. The typical '\n' does not seem to work in this case.

[rarbuthnot]

I used \r instead of \n and then it worked.

[Providence1]

Can't seem to get '\r' to work. Any ideas?

[IT2Be]

As far as I recollect a multiline body will not work on a mac (if that is what you are testing on)...

[Providence1]

The body of an Outlook message on a PC (Citrix).

[Providence1]

To place a return in a body part use: '%0A'

[hareendra]

I'm having a problem with this.
I tried using as following:
created a form variable: url
Then assigned it as a data provider to a text field.
Then I created an onAction() method, and set it to a button, with the following code:

url = 'mailto:[email protected][email protected],[email protected]&[email protected]&[email protected]&subject=mailto%20scheme&body=Hello%20Everybody';

application.showURL(url);

It does not work for me. All it does switches tabs in my browser.

Any ideas?

Servoy version 7.4.1

Regards,
Hareendra

[david]

If you go to that url in your browser does it work? It not, you don't have a default email client set up.

[hareendra]

Hi,

I tested the url on the browser and it does go to my outlook. So I guess the default email client is setup.

Any more ideas?

Regards,
Hareendra

[david]

Tested over here and it works. Alternately, you can pass in a second parameter to target where to open. For example:

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application.showURL('http://www.example.com','_self');

[hareendra]

Hi,
This

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application.showURL('http://www.example.com','_self');

works for me as well. Its the email url that does not work.

Regards,
Hareendra