Jim- Been there.... done that.
It causes an "RBG.exe" error, and terminates the command file. Lee Bailey Bailey & Associates E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 954-659-1780 Fax: 954-659-1781 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Limburg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 3:03 PM Subject: Re: Launch command for e-mails > Lee > > I haven't ventured this far... but was wondering... > What if you set VEMAIL to a NOTE datatype and > use the command in this format? > > Haven't tried this, but it's gone thru the ole > noggin and thought I would let you give it a try > > LAUNCH &VEMAIL > > Jim Limburg > > > Lee Bailey wrote: > > > > Hello all- > > > > I am trying to use the launch command to develop emails, and for the > > most part, it works OK. > > > > The current problem resides in the fact the variable "vemail" is a > > "text" variable and not a "note" variable. If the body of the email > > (EED) exceeds the maximum for a text field, the email body is limited > > by the size of a text field, even though the body is actually in the > > "note" variable size category (<5000 characters). The result is that > > the "To:", "Subject", "CC", "BCC", are fine, but the body of the email > > is not all there when Microsoft Outlook comes up. > > > > Code as follows: > > > > SET QUOTES = | > > SET VAR EET TEXT = |[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > > SET VAR EES TEXT = |MY SUBJECT LINE| > > SET VAR EEC TEXT = |MY CARBON COPY TO| > > SET VAR EEB TEXT = |GIVE THIS GUY A BCC| > > SET VAR EED NOTE = |MY LONG NOTE FIELD is about 4000 CHARACTERS > > long......................................................................| > > > > SET VAR VEMAIL text = > > (|mailto:|+.EET+|?subject=|+.EES+|&cc=|+.EEC+|&bcc=|+.EEB+|&body=|+.EED) > > LAUNCH .VEMAIL > > > > I tried making "Vemail" a note variable, instead of text (this would > > solve the problem), but then R-Base errors "RBG.exe error" and > > terminates the command file. > > > > Anybody got any ideas? > > > > Lee Bailey > > > > Bailey & Associates > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Phone: 954-659-1780 > > Fax: 954-659-1781 >
