Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
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RE: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
Always start with the simplest solution is my motto...
I've never automated CDO objects so don't have a clue. Should be easy enough to
find out if the message object has a UI. If not, you'd need to go with
automating Outlook instead of using CDO.
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Well that answer sounds like the obvious easy answer but I kinda thought that
using this component was all for a seamless emailing and did not have a visible
component. I'll test that out and report back. Basically, I thought there was
no visible email client with this approach?
On 8/21/2019 5:35 PM, Richard Kaye wrote:
> So maybe make the loMsg object visible and don’t invoke the Send() method?
>
> --
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> Hi John,
>
> Thanks for your code below. It's pretty much exactly what I use for
> my bug reporting where the app automatically sends an email. However,
> in this case, the customer WANTS to see it in Outlook and review it
> themselves before pressing the Send button to email it. (Paranoia?)
>
> Thanks though.
>
> On 8/21/2019 11:19 AM, John Weller wrote:
>> As promised. This example uses a Gmail account.
>>
>> lcErr = ""
>> lcSchema = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/;
>> loConfig = CREATEOBJECT("CDO.Configuration")
>> WITH loConfig.FIELDS
>> .ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpserver") = "smtp.gmail.com"
>> .ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpserverport") = 465 && 465 or 587
>> .ITEM(lcSchema + "sendusing") = 2
>> .ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpauthenticate") = .T.
>> .ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpusessl") = .T.
>> .ITEM(lcSchema + "sendusername") = lcUserName
>> .ITEM(lcSchema + "sendpassword") = lcPassword
>> .UPDATE
>> ENDWITH
>> loMsg = CREATEOBJECT ("CDO.Message")
>> WITH loMsg
>> .Configuration = loConfig
>> .FROM = lcFrom
>> .TO = lcTo
>> IF NOT EMPTY(lcCC)
>> .CC = lcCC
>> ENDIF
>> IF NOT EMPTY(lcBCC)
>> .BCC = lcBCC
>> ENDIF
>> .Subject = lcSubject
>> .TextBody = lcText
>> IF NOT EMPTY(lcAttach1)
>> .AddAttachment(lcAttach1)
>> ENDIF
>> IF NOT EMPTY(lcAttach2)
>> .AddAttachment(lcAttach2)
>> ENDIF
>>
>> .Send()
>>
>> ENDWITH
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> John
>>
>> John Weller
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>> Sent: 21 August 2019 05:22
>> To: profoxt...@leafe.com
>> Subject: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with
>> file attachments?
>>
>> VFP9SP2 app
>>
>> Customer uses Outlook and wants the app to generate an email to a given
>> email address from the app AND attach certain documents to it. Customer
>> will preview it and then manually hit "Send" on their own.
>>
>> What's the BEST (and hopefully easiest) way to implement this? Invoke
>> Outlook via CREATEOBJECT and set properties and attachments accordingly?
>> Typically in the past I've used MAILTO and ShellExec but this time the extra
>> requirement is to have files attached from the application too, which makes
>> MAILTO not an option, if I understand correctly.
>>
>> tia,
>> --Mike
>>
>>
>>
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Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
Well that answer sounds like the obvious easy answer but I kinda thought
that using this component was all for a seamless emailing and did not
have a visible component. I'll test that out and report back.
Basically, I thought there was no visible email client with this approach?
On 8/21/2019 5:35 PM, Richard Kaye wrote:
So maybe make the loMsg object visible and don’t invoke the Send() method?
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To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Subject: Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with
file attachments?
Hi John,
Thanks for your code below. It's pretty much exactly what I use for my bug
reporting where the app automatically sends an email. However, in this case,
the customer WANTS to see it in Outlook and review it themselves before
pressing the Send button to email it. (Paranoia?)
Thanks though.
On 8/21/2019 11:19 AM, John Weller wrote:
As promised. This example uses a Gmail account.
lcErr = ""
lcSchema = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/;
loConfig = CREATEOBJECT("CDO.Configuration")
WITH loConfig.FIELDS
.ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpserver") = "smtp.gmail.com"
.ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpserverport") = 465 && 465 or 587
.ITEM(lcSchema + "sendusing") = 2
.ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpauthenticate") = .T.
.ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpusessl") = .T.
.ITEM(lcSchema + "sendusername") = lcUserName
.ITEM(lcSchema + "sendpassword") = lcPassword
.UPDATE
ENDWITH
loMsg = CREATEOBJECT ("CDO.Message")
WITH loMsg
.Configuration = loConfig
.FROM = lcFrom
.TO = lcTo
IF NOT EMPTY(lcCC)
.CC = lcCC
ENDIF
IF NOT EMPTY(lcBCC)
.BCC = lcBCC
ENDIF
.Subject = lcSubject
.TextBody = lcText
IF NOT EMPTY(lcAttach1)
.AddAttachment(lcAttach1)
ENDIF
IF NOT EMPTY(lcAttach2)
.AddAttachment(lcAttach2)
ENDIF
.Send()
ENDWITH
HTH
John
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Subject: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file
attachments?
VFP9SP2 app
Customer uses Outlook and wants the app to generate an email to a given email address
from the app AND attach certain documents to it. Customer will preview it and then
manually hit "Send" on their own.
What's the BEST (and hopefully easiest) way to implement this? Invoke Outlook
via CREATEOBJECT and set properties and attachments accordingly? Typically in
the past I've used MAILTO and ShellExec but this time the extra requirement is
to have files attached from the application too, which makes MAILTO not an
option, if I understand correctly.
tia,
--Mike
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RE: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
So maybe make the loMsg object visible and don’t invoke the Send() method?
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To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Subject: Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with
file attachments?
Hi John,
Thanks for your code below. It's pretty much exactly what I use for my bug
reporting where the app automatically sends an email. However, in this case,
the customer WANTS to see it in Outlook and review it themselves before
pressing the Send button to email it. (Paranoia?)
Thanks though.
On 8/21/2019 11:19 AM, John Weller wrote:
> As promised. This example uses a Gmail account.
>
> lcErr = ""
> lcSchema = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/;
> loConfig = CREATEOBJECT("CDO.Configuration")
> WITH loConfig.FIELDS
> .ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpserver") = "smtp.gmail.com"
> .ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpserverport") = 465 && 465 or 587
> .ITEM(lcSchema + "sendusing") = 2
> .ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpauthenticate") = .T.
> .ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpusessl") = .T.
> .ITEM(lcSchema + "sendusername") = lcUserName
> .ITEM(lcSchema + "sendpassword") = lcPassword
> .UPDATE
> ENDWITH
> loMsg = CREATEOBJECT ("CDO.Message")
> WITH loMsg
> .Configuration = loConfig
> .FROM = lcFrom
> .TO = lcTo
> IF NOT EMPTY(lcCC)
> .CC = lcCC
> ENDIF
> IF NOT EMPTY(lcBCC)
> .BCC = lcBCC
> ENDIF
> .Subject = lcSubject
> .TextBody = lcText
> IF NOT EMPTY(lcAttach1)
> .AddAttachment(lcAttach1)
> ENDIF
> IF NOT EMPTY(lcAttach2)
> .AddAttachment(lcAttach2)
> ENDIF
>
> .Send()
>
> ENDWITH
>
> HTH
>
> John
>
> John Weller
> 01380 723235
> 07976 393631
>
> -Original Message-
> From: ProfoxTech On Behalf Of MB
> Software Solutions, LLC
> Sent: 21 August 2019 05:22
> To: profoxt...@leafe.com
> Subject: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file
> attachments?
>
> VFP9SP2 app
>
> Customer uses Outlook and wants the app to generate an email to a given email
> address from the app AND attach certain documents to it. Customer will
> preview it and then manually hit "Send" on their own.
>
> What's the BEST (and hopefully easiest) way to implement this? Invoke Outlook
> via CREATEOBJECT and set properties and attachments accordingly? Typically
> in the past I've used MAILTO and ShellExec but this time the extra
> requirement is to have files attached from the application too, which makes
> MAILTO not an option, if I understand correctly.
>
> tia,
> --Mike
>
>
>
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Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
Hi John,
Thanks for your code below. It's pretty much exactly what I use for my
bug reporting where the app automatically sends an email. However, in
this case, the customer WANTS to see it in Outlook and review it
themselves before pressing the Send button to email it. (Paranoia?)
Thanks though.
On 8/21/2019 11:19 AM, John Weller wrote:
As promised. This example uses a Gmail account.
lcErr = ""
lcSchema = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/;
loConfig = CREATEOBJECT("CDO.Configuration")
WITH loConfig.FIELDS
.ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpserver") = "smtp.gmail.com"
.ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpserverport") = 465 && 465 or 587
.ITEM(lcSchema + "sendusing") = 2
.ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpauthenticate") = .T.
.ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpusessl") = .T.
.ITEM(lcSchema + "sendusername") = lcUserName
.ITEM(lcSchema + "sendpassword") = lcPassword
.UPDATE
ENDWITH
loMsg = CREATEOBJECT ("CDO.Message")
WITH loMsg
.Configuration = loConfig
.FROM = lcFrom
.TO = lcTo
IF NOT EMPTY(lcCC)
.CC = lcCC
ENDIF
IF NOT EMPTY(lcBCC)
.BCC = lcBCC
ENDIF
.Subject = lcSubject
.TextBody = lcText
IF NOT EMPTY(lcAttach1)
.AddAttachment(lcAttach1)
ENDIF
IF NOT EMPTY(lcAttach2)
.AddAttachment(lcAttach2)
ENDIF
.Send()
ENDWITH
HTH
John
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Subject: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file
attachments?
VFP9SP2 app
Customer uses Outlook and wants the app to generate an email to a given email address
from the app AND attach certain documents to it. Customer will preview it and then
manually hit "Send" on their own.
What's the BEST (and hopefully easiest) way to implement this? Invoke Outlook
via CREATEOBJECT and set properties and attachments accordingly? Typically in
the past I've used MAILTO and ShellExec but this time the extra requirement is
to have files attached from the application too, which makes MAILTO not an
option, if I understand correctly.
tia,
--Mike
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Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
On 8/21/2019 9:58 AM, Malcolm Greene wrote: Michael, A better option than Outlook (ugh!): Check out SendGrid (now part of Twilio). Hi Malcolm, But this customer--who uses Outlook currently--wants the email "prepped, ready, and shown" in Outlook so they can review and just press the Send button. Otherwise, yeah, I'd probably go a different way! ;-) --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/f42c9f6f-c49b-6289-3ab4-726843daa...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
Yes, thanks...spec calls for user to review everything and they have the
responsibility to press Send...the app will not auto-send it.
On 8/21/2019 7:40 AM, Frank Cazabon wrote:
Mike,
along with Alan's code you can use loMsg.Display() to display the
email on screen before sending.
Frank.
Frank Cazabon
On 21/08/2019 04:17 AM, Alan Bourke wrote:
If you want to use Outlook:
loOutlook=CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
loMsg = loOutlook.CreateItem(0)
loMsg.BodyFormat= 2 && olFormatHTML
loMsg.HtmlBody="HTML body text"
loMsg.Body = "Plain body text for clients without HTML mail support."
loMsg.Subject="Subject"
loMsg.Recipients.Add("some...@somewhere.com")
loMsg.Recipients.Add("some...@anotherplace.com")
loMsg.Attachments.Add("attach1.txt", 1)
loMsg.Attachments.Add("attach2.txt", 1)
loMsg.Attachments.Add("attach3.txt", 1)
Try
llSent = loMsg.Send()
Catch to loException
&& handle it
Finally
release loMsg
release loOutlook
Endtry
HOWEVER
There are some drawbacks to this.
- Despite it sending via Outlook, you will find that any Outlook
signatures or stationery that would normally apply won't get used on
the programmatically created message.
- You may find that the dread Outlook security message ('A program is
trying to send mail on your behalf...') will crop up, depending on
Outlook and Exchange Server version.
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Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
This client is using OUTLOOK, not Gmail. On 8/21/2019 3:10 AM, Koen Piller wrote: If your client is not using Gmail than VFPWinsock is the easiest app to mail with attachments Koen Op wo 21 aug. 2019 om 08:58 schreef John Weller I use CDO to do just that. I’m not in the office until later today but when I get in I’ll send you some sample code if you wish? John John Weller 01380 723235 079763 93631 Sent from my iPad On 21 Aug 2019, at 05:22, MB Software Solutions, LLC < mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote: VFP9SP2 app Customer uses Outlook and wants the app to generate an email to a given email address from the app AND attach certain documents to it. Customer will preview it and then manually hit "Send" on their own. What's the BEST (and hopefully easiest) way to implement this? Invoke Outlook via CREATEOBJECT and set properties and attachments accordingly? Typically in the past I've used MAILTO and ShellExec but this time the extra requirement is to have files attached from the application too, which makes MAILTO not an option, if I understand correctly. tia, --Mike --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/bbc9d4b9-9185-f520-390f-6e1c61f33...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
RE: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
As promised. This example uses a Gmail account.
lcErr = ""
lcSchema = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/;
loConfig = CREATEOBJECT("CDO.Configuration")
WITH loConfig.FIELDS
.ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpserver") = "smtp.gmail.com"
.ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpserverport") = 465 && 465 or 587
.ITEM(lcSchema + "sendusing") = 2
.ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpauthenticate") = .T.
.ITEM(lcSchema + "smtpusessl") = .T.
.ITEM(lcSchema + "sendusername") = lcUserName
.ITEM(lcSchema + "sendpassword") = lcPassword
.UPDATE
ENDWITH
loMsg = CREATEOBJECT ("CDO.Message")
WITH loMsg
.Configuration = loConfig
.FROM = lcFrom
.TO = lcTo
IF NOT EMPTY(lcCC)
.CC = lcCC
ENDIF
IF NOT EMPTY(lcBCC)
.BCC = lcBCC
ENDIF
.Subject = lcSubject
.TextBody = lcText
IF NOT EMPTY(lcAttach1)
.AddAttachment(lcAttach1)
ENDIF
IF NOT EMPTY(lcAttach2)
.AddAttachment(lcAttach2)
ENDIF
.Send()
ENDWITH
HTH
John
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VFP9SP2 app
Customer uses Outlook and wants the app to generate an email to a given email
address from the app AND attach certain documents to it. Customer will preview
it and then manually hit "Send" on their own.
What's the BEST (and hopefully easiest) way to implement this? Invoke Outlook
via CREATEOBJECT and set properties and attachments accordingly? Typically in
the past I've used MAILTO and ShellExec but this time the extra requirement is
to have files attached from the application too, which makes MAILTO not an
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tia,
--Mike
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> SendGrid, MailJet et al are definitely the way to go for bulk emailing, > however are possibly overkill for sending occasional one-off messages from an > application, which is what I took the requirement to be. "I'm already paying > for Office 365, why am I paying for SendGrid on top to send a few emails?" SendGrid free plan covers 100 emails/day. Malcolm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/9b9fb2f3-085e-4939-b3b0-45bf5efcf...@www.fastmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
> A better option than Outlook (ugh!): Check out SendGrid (now part of Twilio). SendGrid, MailJet et al are definitely the way to go for bulk emailing, however are possibly overkill for sending occasional one-off messages from an application, which is what I took the requirement to be. "I'm already paying for Office 365, why am I paying for SendGrid on top to send a few emails?" -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/d8816e3c-4a08-4b0a-a86e-3ded2bdf9...@www.fastmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
RE: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
I feel better now... -- rk -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 9:37 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments? And remember, kids, MAPI Bad! SMTP Good. Just Say No. We Can Eliminate It In Our Lifetimes. ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/bn6pr10mb1458effd3fdb7ef521e783ced2...@bn6pr10mb1458.namprd10.prod.outlook.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
Michael, A better option than Outlook (ugh!): Check out SendGrid (now part of Twilio). Malcolm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/dd267b5b-f5ff-49f6-bf15-0c4ff0c3d...@www.fastmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 12:22 AM MB Software Solutions, LLC < mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote: > VFP9SP2 app > > Customer uses Outlook and wants the app to generate an email to a given > email address from the app AND attach certain documents to it. Customer > will preview it and then manually hit "Send" on their own. > Despite its advanced age (16!) this paper still has a few good pointers in it: https://www.tedroche.com/Present/2003/OutlookAutomation.html "However, just because you can do something doesn't mean that you should. " made me laugh. The canonical reference is Office Automation with Visual FoxPro by Tamar E. Granor and Della Martin, edited by yours truly, and more info can be found at: http://hentzenwerke.com/catalog/autofox.htm Note that there are sample chapters and downloads available. The site says "Out of Print" but I think the ebook may still be order-able. Bear in mind that MSFT regularly changes and breaks their APIs, or the mechanism to access the APIs, since skript kiddies regularly take over Outlook and use it to send spam and perpetrate identity theft. Just in the last month's patches, they broke portions of VB6, VBA and VBScript. I shipped a number of apps with Office Automation back in the day, and between Office object model changes and security enhancements required some major rewriting, sometimes sprung on us by surprise. It was a learning experience in how Microsoft supports developers of their products. Rather than tightly coupling your VFP app with this week's version of Outlook, you might consider how an arm's length relationship could work out better for all involved. You could use WestWind Client Tools, BLAT, or command-line mail tools [1] to draft the message and send it to the customer, who could review it and forward it to the client, with the downside they would need to specify the forwarding address, or you could write a .NET app integrated into Outlook that could read a queue written into a database table by FoxPro and do the automation and processing in .NET. And remember, kids, MAPI Bad! SMTP Good. Just Say No. We Can Eliminate It In Our Lifetimes. Good luck! [1] I also wrote a white paper "Email Without Outlook" for this very reason: https://www.tedroche.com/Present/2002/emailwooutlook.html -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/CACW6n4vnOj5KqWdiha55mAt=Fv+w9HibSCLznMw=vtay2-q...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
Mike,
along with Alan's code you can use loMsg.Display() to display the email
on screen before sending.
Frank.
Frank Cazabon
On 21/08/2019 04:17 AM, Alan Bourke wrote:
If you want to use Outlook:
loOutlook=CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
loMsg = loOutlook.CreateItem(0)
loMsg.BodyFormat= 2
&& olFormatHTML
loMsg.HtmlBody="HTML body text"
loMsg.Body = "Plain body text for clients without HTML mail support."
loMsg.Subject="Subject"
loMsg.Recipients.Add("some...@somewhere.com")
loMsg.Recipients.Add("some...@anotherplace.com")
loMsg.Attachments.Add("attach1.txt", 1)
loMsg.Attachments.Add("attach2.txt", 1)
loMsg.Attachments.Add("attach3.txt", 1)
Try
llSent = loMsg.Send()
Catch to loException
&& handle it
Finally
release loMsg
release loOutlook
Endtry
HOWEVER
There are some drawbacks to this.
- Despite it sending via Outlook, you will find that any Outlook signatures or
stationery that would normally apply won't get used on the programmatically
created message.
- You may find that the dread Outlook security message ('A program is trying to
send mail on your behalf...') will crop up, depending on Outlook and Exchange
Server version.
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Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
If you want to use Outlook:
loOutlook=CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
loMsg = loOutlook.CreateItem(0)
loMsg.BodyFormat= 2
&& olFormatHTML
loMsg.HtmlBody="HTML body text"
loMsg.Body = "Plain body text for clients without HTML mail support."
loMsg.Subject="Subject"
loMsg.Recipients.Add("some...@somewhere.com")
loMsg.Recipients.Add("some...@anotherplace.com")
loMsg.Attachments.Add("attach1.txt", 1)
loMsg.Attachments.Add("attach2.txt", 1)
loMsg.Attachments.Add("attach3.txt", 1)
Try
llSent = loMsg.Send()
Catch to loException
&& handle it
Finally
release loMsg
release loOutlook
Endtry
HOWEVER
There are some drawbacks to this.
- Despite it sending via Outlook, you will find that any Outlook signatures or
stationery that would normally apply won't get used on the programmatically
created message.
- You may find that the dread Outlook security message ('A program is trying to
send mail on your behalf...') will crop up, depending on Outlook and Exchange
Server version.
--
Alan Bourke
alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm
On Wed, 21 Aug 2019, at 5:22 AM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
> VFP9SP2 app
>
> Customer uses Outlook and wants the app to generate an email to a given
> email address from the app AND attach certain documents to it. Customer
> will preview it and then manually hit "Send" on their own.
>
> What's the BEST (and hopefully easiest) way to implement this? Invoke
> Outlook via CREATEOBJECT and set properties and attachments
> accordingly? Typically in the past I've used MAILTO and ShellExec but
> this time the extra requirement is to have files attached from the
> application too, which makes MAILTO not an option, if I understand
> correctly.
>
> tia,
> --Mike
>
>
>
> ---
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> https://www.avast.com/antivirus
>
>
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Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
If your client is not using Gmail than VFPWinsock is the easiest app to mail with attachments Koen Op wo 21 aug. 2019 om 08:58 schreef John Weller > I use CDO to do just that. I’m not in the office until later today but > when I get in I’ll send you some sample code if you wish? > > John > > John Weller > 01380 723235 > 079763 93631 > Sent from my iPad > > > On 21 Aug 2019, at 05:22, MB Software Solutions, LLC < > mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote: > > > > VFP9SP2 app > > > > Customer uses Outlook and wants the app to generate an email to a given > email address from the app AND attach certain documents to it. Customer > will preview it and then manually hit "Send" on their own. > > > > What's the BEST (and hopefully easiest) way to implement this? Invoke > Outlook via CREATEOBJECT and set properties and attachments accordingly? > Typically in the past I've used MAILTO and ShellExec but this time the > extra requirement is to have files attached from the application too, which > makes MAILTO not an option, if I understand correctly. > > > > tia, > > --Mike > > > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/cacuu1stxaaqxbkraf_vzmaou0gyaj9_dmk_tsdl1nxyjuv8...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
I use CDO to do just that. I’m not in the office until later today but when I get in I’ll send you some sample code if you wish? John John Weller 01380 723235 079763 93631 Sent from my iPad > On 21 Aug 2019, at 05:22, MB Software Solutions, LLC > wrote: > > VFP9SP2 app > > Customer uses Outlook and wants the app to generate an email to a given email > address from the app AND attach certain documents to it. Customer will > preview it and then manually hit "Send" on their own. > > What's the BEST (and hopefully easiest) way to implement this? Invoke Outlook > via CREATEOBJECT and set properties and attachments accordingly? Typically > in the past I've used MAILTO and ShellExec but this time the extra > requirement is to have files attached from the application too, which makes > MAILTO not an option, if I understand correctly. > > tia, > --Mike > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/9d2c6ca9-27b9-4156-9ca5-8e3cdabb5...@johnweller.co.uk ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: Easiest/best way to create an email using local MS Outlook with file attachments?
Wow - Deja vu! I joined this forum Circa 2008 - and, previously I was at a job and had to do Exactly this! It was maybe circa 2005-06. YEs, I did indeed do this via Office Automation. There was a great book out there - all about doing OA - and that's how I ended up doing the project. I too needed to do attachments as well. Book w/all answers is by Hentzenwerks (probably misspelled that!). But, there you have it... -K- On 8/20/2019 9:22 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: VFP9SP2 app Customer uses Outlook and wants the app to generate an email to a given email address from the app AND attach certain documents to it. Customer will preview it and then manually hit "Send" on their own. What's the BEST (and hopefully easiest) way to implement this? Invoke Outlook via CREATEOBJECT and set properties and attachments accordingly? Typically in the past I've used MAILTO and ShellExec but this time the extra requirement is to have files attached from the application too, which makes MAILTO not an option, if I understand correctly. tia, --Mike --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/f9d0f93d-a5d4-bf83-9bb9-1f8020a07...@gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
