on 7/16/2000 1:11 PM, andu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> tried to help me with my
problem below:
>
>> I am trying to send an attachment file with the mcmail.mc file. So far, this
>> is what I have done:
>>
>> I put a field "theAttachment" into the card. The script is from the button
>> "Send", with my addition clearly marked.
>>
>> It does something, but it doesn't place it as an attachment, but as a part
>> of the body text.
>>
>>
>> # construct email header
>> put "" into mailraw
>> put "From: "& fld "mailfrom" & crlf after mailraw
>> put "Date: "& mimedate() & crlf after mailraw
>> put "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii"& crlf after mailraw
>> put "MIME-Version: 1.0"& crlf after mailraw
>> put "Message-Id: <"& the seconds &"-"& the ticks &"@MetaCardSMTP>" & crlf
>> after mailraw
>> put "To: "& fld "to" & crlf after mailraw
>> if fld "cc" <> "" then
>> put "CC: "& fld "cc" & crlf after mailraw
>> end if
>> put "Subject: "& fld "subject" & crlf after mailraw
>> put crlf & fld "body" after mailraw
>>
>>
>> -- ** MY ADDITION
>> if fld "theAttachment" is not empty then
>> put fld "theAttachment" into theAttachmentName
>
> Try
> put url "binfile:" & theAttachmentName into theattachment
> put crlf & "Content-Type: application/base64; name=" & quote & \
> theAttachmentName & quote after mailraw
> put crlf & crlf & base64Encode(theattachment) after mailraw
>
I tried it. Still doesn't work. It does do something different, though (I'm
not sure exactly why...). It seems to encode the name, but not the file.
But thanks. Still working on it. Any other suggestions?
>> put "binfile:" & theAttachmentName into theattachment
>> put crlf & "Content-Type: application/base64; name=" & quote &
>> theattachment & quote after mailraw
>> put crlf & crlf & base64Encode(url theAttachment) after mailraw
>> end if
>> --
>>
>>
>> # socket implementation, talking to smtp
>> smtpsend fld "smtpserver",fld "mailfrom",validEmailList,mailraw
>> end composemail
>>
>>
>> --------------
>>
>> I sent the file (a MetaCard file) to myself. I copied and pasted the encoded
>> data in my email into a MC field. A button has the following script:
>>
>> on mouseUp
>> ask file "What file to save to?"
>> put it into thefileName
>> put base64Decode(field "thebinfile") into URL thefileName
>> end mouseUp
>>
>> But now, when I attempt to open the file (type into the message box "Answer
>> file "?"; open it), I get the message "stack was corrupted by a non-binary
>> file transfer"
>>
>> -------------
>>
>> So, any suggestions? I really *need* to be able to send file attachments
>> with this MCmail protocol. I am building an app that will generate a MC
>> stack, then email it to the appropriate person.
>>
Thanks for your help,
Raymond
>>
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