Re: S2 - email client as action result

[Jeromy Evans]

Jiang, Jane (NIH/NCI) [C] wrote:
I have a S2 action that looks up email address in the database.  It
needs to open up an email client as the result with the address
populated (as if clicked on
[EMAIL PROTECTED]).  

What is the best way to set up the s2 result?

Many thanks for your help,

Jane


  

There's little you can do from within an action to request the client to 
launch a mail application.

Here are some things to try, in order of likelihood of them working.

1. You could try return a page that contains javascript that attempts to 
open a mail program via the mailto: url.  window.location="mailto:...";.  
If you're along targeting IE you could use activex.

2. Perhaps you return a "redirect" result that redirects to 
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
I doubt that all browsers would accept that.

3. Perhaps you could return an email content type (eg. a .eml file).  I 
doubt that all browsers would accept that. 




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