R. Joseph Newton wrote:
> "Wagner, David --- Senior Programmer Analyst --- WGO" wrote:
>
>>
>> I have b
>> een trying what you suggest, but am not getting the rich text. Here
>> is the spot of code:
>>
>> my $sender = new Mail::Sender {smtp => 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx',
>> from => '[EMAIL PROTECTED]',
>> to => $MyTo,
>> subject => $MySubject};
>>
>> $sender->MailMsg({ ctype => 'text/rtf',
>> msg => $MyEmailData
>> });
>>
>> Here is what I get in the email:
>> {\rtf1\ansi\deff0
>> {\fonttbl {\f0\fmodern Courier New;}
>> {\f1\froman Times;}}
>> \deflang1024\widowctrl\plain\fs16\noproof
>> \par
>> \par \fs16\hich\af2\dbch\af23\loch\f2 Run Info:
>> \par \fs16\hich\af2\dbch\af23\loch\f2 Report used As of Date :
>> 02/28/04 \par \fs16\hich\af2\dbch\af23\loch\f2 Run Date/Time of
>> Report: 04/03/02-09:43:24
>>
>> Any ideas what I can do or what I am doing wrong. I take
>> the same data and write it to a file and am able to open in Word as
>> RTF.
>
> Yes. You are using an inappropriate format for the medium. E-mail
> is basically a plain-text medium. It has facilities for attching
> other files, and there are some extensions for inclusions. Those
> extensions are not portable.
>
> What you see above is good RTF, as far as I can tell. The
> content-type, though, should not say text. Although the portability
> of RTF comes largely from its use of plain text in its control
> sequences, it is more an application fromat than text. Those tags
> must be interpreted to display the document properly.
I am just trying to give my user what they asked for and they do not want any
attachments. I was using what Jan K suggested, but obviously missing more than just a
little bit.
Wags ;)
>
> Why not just attach formatted documents. It is much less rude.
>
> Also, you should be aware that attempts to mimic the look and feel of
> Outlook mail may get you messages tagged as spam or potential
> viruses.
>
> Joseph
Any questions and/or problems, please let me know.
Thanks.
Wags ;)
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