Re: Send a table in an email.
Hi Sean, Maybe you should have led with your explanation. Cheers, Rick > On Sep 9, 2021, at 4:35 AM, Pi Digital via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hehe. Full of ‘solutions’ :) > > It’s because we need to see it as a table in an email :D > That’s the point of the question. > > Here’s my full process if it helps you understand. > > I (that is to say, a server I code and manage) process around 100-120 emails > a day from the mobile (cell phone) carriers O2 and EE. They all get done at > about 5am every day at including weekends. Some have call data in them and > some do not. Some have broken csv’s in them. Myself and others in the team > need to quickly know when it breaks so we can look into it. > > So, to be absolutely sure, we email ourselves every morning a list of which > emails have been processed for all of the clients (4 so far). It has the > details of the email UID, the customer name, the client(or Dealer as we call > them) name, the date range, the account number, number of Kb, and a bunch of > other relevant data to us. This list has grown. Each line has a of course a > different length and does not format out like the table it is put into in LC. > > The purpose of the email is a forceful reminder to us to check. The subject > let’s us know immediately if there may be issues by telling us how many got > processed and how many had data and how many are potentially broken. These > can only be indicators. We find ourselves in the rubbish position of checking > it over by eye. > > We ‘could’ have it sent to a database, or show up in an app or all manner of > other methods but by far and away the simplest way for us to daily get this > reminder is by a simple email with a heading and a list. Email is a system > with a long track record of ‘working’. The fact that email still exists is > testament to this. A quick scan over this daily doc helps us quickly see > which ones we’ve already checked, what potential issues there are and, more > importantly for me, if the remote server had completely fallen over. No need > to open any links or other software to view quickly a stream of data. It’s > easier to recall and delete than our mySQL database. Email is just there, > always. > > So, the ability to quickly convert our little table from a text field on the > server into the body of an email is what I’m looking to do. I had expected > the mime field encoder to do this but it seems it’s only very simple in its > view of a field. > > The data returned from ‘the htmlText of field’ is so long and convoluted and > also does not contain either the correct formatting or table info suitable > for email. > > So, it looks like if I have to do it I will have to code a whole html method > for expressing it as a table in an email body that email will accept and > display as expected. That’s why I had ‘hoped’ that the MIME encoder already > did it for us. Alas, negatory! > > I didn’t want to have to have put all this into an email when asking the > question and ‘hoped’ that a simple question would suffice to get a simple > answer (which MarkW was gracious to provide from the most qualified position > I know). > > But, seriously, thank you for your interest and attempts to offer useful > suggestions. Sometimes what sounds like a simple answer actually just > overcomplicates the ‘end user experience’. Something we as software engineers > should be ever aware of ;) > > Thanks again > > Sean > Pi Digital ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Send a table in an email.
Ben,
That's perfect, and kind of what I'd said in one of my previous, although
not as succinctly or as well explained. Thanks for this as a way of
confirming an idea. (I tend to use {{table}} as my replacement strings. It
goes back to my coding back in the 80s/90s)
I've put the projects to one side as it was only a 'could you just' request
from one of the team and only helps us view it a bit easier. I have bigger
fish to fry at the moment. But I'll revisit the thread when I've done it
and post the 'solution' for others to use.
Thanks again.
Sean
*Pi Digital *
On Thu, 9 Sept 2021 at 14:23, Ben Rubinstein via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> Hi Sean,
>
> Not to wind you up with yet another 'helpful' suggestion... but here's
> what I
> would do, if I've understood you correctly.
>
> I think you're formatting a nice message in a field using LC styling; then
> using the Mime Encoder feature to format it to include in an email. But
> when
> you try to put a table in the field, it doesn't come out nicely.
>
> My suggestion would to be do that, but where you want the table in the
> field,
> just put "***TABLE***" or similar.
>
> Then do the minimal work to generate the table in HTML format, and insert
> in
> the result of the mime encoder, so you end up doing something like
>
> put mimeEncodeFieldAsMIMEMultipartDocument(pField) into
> tMessageBody
> replace "***TABLE***" with tHTMLtable in tMessageBody
>
> Let the MIME encoder do all the dirty work it does on the messy stuff. Do
> the
> straightforward rendering of a table in HTML yourself. Combine the two.
>
> My 2c. Apologies if this a lecture on sucking eggs.
>
> Ben
>
>
> On 09/09/2021 09:35, Pi Digital via use-livecode wrote:
> > Hehe. Full of ‘solutions’ :)
> >
> > It’s because we need to see it as a table in an email :D
> > That’s the point of the question.
> >
> > Here’s my full process if it helps you understand.
> >
> > I (that is to say, a server I code and manage) process around 100-120
> emails a day from the mobile (cell phone) carriers O2 and EE. They all get
> done at about 5am every day at including weekends. Some have call data in
> them and some do not. Some have broken csv’s in them. Myself and others in
> the team need to quickly know when it breaks so we can look into it.
> >
> > So, to be absolutely sure, we email ourselves every morning a list of
> which emails have been processed for all of the clients (4 so far). It has
> the details of the email UID, the customer name, the client(or Dealer as we
> call them) name, the date range, the account number, number of Kb, and a
> bunch of other relevant data to us. This list has grown. Each line has a of
> course a different length and does not format out like the table it is put
> into in LC.
> >
> > The purpose of the email is a forceful reminder to us to check. The
> subject let’s us know immediately if there may be issues by telling us how
> many got processed and how many had data and how many are potentially
> broken. These can only be indicators. We find ourselves in the rubbish
> position of checking it over by eye.
> >
> > We ‘could’ have it sent to a database, or show up in an app or all
> manner of other methods but by far and away the simplest way for us to
> daily get this reminder is by a simple email with a heading and a list.
> Email is a system with a long track record of ‘working’. The fact that
> email still exists is testament to this. A quick scan over this daily doc
> helps us quickly see which ones we’ve already checked, what potential
> issues there are and, more importantly for me, if the remote server had
> completely fallen over. No need to open any links or other software to view
> quickly a stream of data. It’s easier to recall and delete than our mySQL
> database. Email is just there, always.
> >
> > So, the ability to quickly convert our little table from a text field on
> the server into the body of an email is what I’m looking to do. I had
> expected the mime field encoder to do this but it seems it’s only very
> simple in its view of a field.
> >
> > The data returned from ‘the htmlText of field’ is so long and convoluted
> and also does not contain either the correct formatting or table info
> suitable for email.
> >
> > So, it looks like if I have to do it I will have to code a whole html
> method for expressing it as a table in an email body that email will accept
> and display as expected. That’s why I had ‘hoped’ that the MIME encoder
> already did it for us. Alas, negatory!
> >
> > I didn’t want to have to have put all this into an email when asking the
> question and ‘hoped’ that a simple question would suffice to get a simple
> answer (which MarkW was gracious to provide from the most qualified
> position I know).
> >
> > But, seriously, thank you for your interest and attempts to offer useful
> suggestions. Sometimes what sounds like a simple answer actually just
> overcomplicates the ‘end user experience’.
Re: Send a table in an email.
Hi Sean, Not to wind you up with yet another 'helpful' suggestion... but here's what I would do, if I've understood you correctly. I think you're formatting a nice message in a field using LC styling; then using the Mime Encoder feature to format it to include in an email. But when you try to put a table in the field, it doesn't come out nicely. My suggestion would to be do that, but where you want the table in the field, just put "***TABLE***" or similar. Then do the minimal work to generate the table in HTML format, and insert in the result of the mime encoder, so you end up doing something like put mimeEncodeFieldAsMIMEMultipartDocument(pField) into tMessageBody replace "***TABLE***" with tHTMLtable in tMessageBody Let the MIME encoder do all the dirty work it does on the messy stuff. Do the straightforward rendering of a table in HTML yourself. Combine the two. My 2c. Apologies if this a lecture on sucking eggs. Ben On 09/09/2021 09:35, Pi Digital via use-livecode wrote: Hehe. Full of ‘solutions’ :) It’s because we need to see it as a table in an email :D That’s the point of the question. Here’s my full process if it helps you understand. I (that is to say, a server I code and manage) process around 100-120 emails a day from the mobile (cell phone) carriers O2 and EE. They all get done at about 5am every day at including weekends. Some have call data in them and some do not. Some have broken csv’s in them. Myself and others in the team need to quickly know when it breaks so we can look into it. So, to be absolutely sure, we email ourselves every morning a list of which emails have been processed for all of the clients (4 so far). It has the details of the email UID, the customer name, the client(or Dealer as we call them) name, the date range, the account number, number of Kb, and a bunch of other relevant data to us. This list has grown. Each line has a of course a different length and does not format out like the table it is put into in LC. The purpose of the email is a forceful reminder to us to check. The subject let’s us know immediately if there may be issues by telling us how many got processed and how many had data and how many are potentially broken. These can only be indicators. We find ourselves in the rubbish position of checking it over by eye. We ‘could’ have it sent to a database, or show up in an app or all manner of other methods but by far and away the simplest way for us to daily get this reminder is by a simple email with a heading and a list. Email is a system with a long track record of ‘working’. The fact that email still exists is testament to this. A quick scan over this daily doc helps us quickly see which ones we’ve already checked, what potential issues there are and, more importantly for me, if the remote server had completely fallen over. No need to open any links or other software to view quickly a stream of data. It’s easier to recall and delete than our mySQL database. Email is just there, always. So, the ability to quickly convert our little table from a text field on the server into the body of an email is what I’m looking to do. I had expected the mime field encoder to do this but it seems it’s only very simple in its view of a field. The data returned from ‘the htmlText of field’ is so long and convoluted and also does not contain either the correct formatting or table info suitable for email. So, it looks like if I have to do it I will have to code a whole html method for expressing it as a table in an email body that email will accept and display as expected. That’s why I had ‘hoped’ that the MIME encoder already did it for us. Alas, negatory! I didn’t want to have to have put all this into an email when asking the question and ‘hoped’ that a simple question would suffice to get a simple answer (which MarkW was gracious to provide from the most qualified position I know). But, seriously, thank you for your interest and attempts to offer useful suggestions. Sometimes what sounds like a simple answer actually just overcomplicates the ‘end user experience’. Something we as software engineers should be ever aware of ;) Thanks again Sean Pi Digital On 9 Sep 2021, at 05:29, Rick Harrison via use-livecode wrote: Hi Sean, Why don’t you just email them a spreadsheet or a .csv file, let them open it. and they can copy and paste whatever they want into their own spreadsheet? Rick On Sep 8, 2021, at 10:43 PM, Pi Digital via use-livecode wrote: Hi Rick Because, as stated before, you can’t select the text and paste it into a spreadsheet. Thanks though. Sean ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode
Re: Send a table in an email.
Hehe. Full of ‘solutions’ :) It’s because we need to see it as a table in an email :D That’s the point of the question. Here’s my full process if it helps you understand. I (that is to say, a server I code and manage) process around 100-120 emails a day from the mobile (cell phone) carriers O2 and EE. They all get done at about 5am every day at including weekends. Some have call data in them and some do not. Some have broken csv’s in them. Myself and others in the team need to quickly know when it breaks so we can look into it. So, to be absolutely sure, we email ourselves every morning a list of which emails have been processed for all of the clients (4 so far). It has the details of the email UID, the customer name, the client(or Dealer as we call them) name, the date range, the account number, number of Kb, and a bunch of other relevant data to us. This list has grown. Each line has a of course a different length and does not format out like the table it is put into in LC. The purpose of the email is a forceful reminder to us to check. The subject let’s us know immediately if there may be issues by telling us how many got processed and how many had data and how many are potentially broken. These can only be indicators. We find ourselves in the rubbish position of checking it over by eye. We ‘could’ have it sent to a database, or show up in an app or all manner of other methods but by far and away the simplest way for us to daily get this reminder is by a simple email with a heading and a list. Email is a system with a long track record of ‘working’. The fact that email still exists is testament to this. A quick scan over this daily doc helps us quickly see which ones we’ve already checked, what potential issues there are and, more importantly for me, if the remote server had completely fallen over. No need to open any links or other software to view quickly a stream of data. It’s easier to recall and delete than our mySQL database. Email is just there, always. So, the ability to quickly convert our little table from a text field on the server into the body of an email is what I’m looking to do. I had expected the mime field encoder to do this but it seems it’s only very simple in its view of a field. The data returned from ‘the htmlText of field’ is so long and convoluted and also does not contain either the correct formatting or table info suitable for email. So, it looks like if I have to do it I will have to code a whole html method for expressing it as a table in an email body that email will accept and display as expected. That’s why I had ‘hoped’ that the MIME encoder already did it for us. Alas, negatory! I didn’t want to have to have put all this into an email when asking the question and ‘hoped’ that a simple question would suffice to get a simple answer (which MarkW was gracious to provide from the most qualified position I know). But, seriously, thank you for your interest and attempts to offer useful suggestions. Sometimes what sounds like a simple answer actually just overcomplicates the ‘end user experience’. Something we as software engineers should be ever aware of ;) Thanks again Sean Pi Digital > On 9 Sep 2021, at 05:29, Rick Harrison via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Sean, > > Why don’t you just email them a spreadsheet or a .csv file, > let them open it. and they can copy and paste whatever they want > into their own spreadsheet? > > Rick > > >> On Sep 8, 2021, at 10:43 PM, Pi Digital via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Hi Rick >> >> Because, as stated before, you can’t select the text and paste it into a >> spreadsheet. >> >> Thanks though. >> >> Sean > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Send a table in an email.
Hi Sean, Why don’t you just email them a spreadsheet or a .csv file, let them open it. and they can copy and paste whatever they want into their own spreadsheet? Rick > On Sep 8, 2021, at 10:43 PM, Pi Digital via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Rick > > Because, as stated before, you can’t select the text and paste it into a > spreadsheet. > > Thanks though. > > Sean ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Send a table in an email.
Hi Rick Because, as stated before, you can’t select the text and paste it into a spreadsheet. Thanks though. Sean > On 8 Sep 2021, at 23:19, Rick Harrison via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Sean, > > If you just want to show the table in an email why not just send > an image of it? Create a screenshot of the table and email it. > Are you trying to send just one or a lot of them over a period of time? > > Rick > >> On Sep 8, 2021, at 3:42 PM, Pi Digital via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> I just wanted a simple way of showing it without all the extra coding >> rigmarole. Especially in html. >> >> Sean Cole >> Pi Digital Productions Ltd >> >> eMail Ts & Cs >> > > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Send a table in an email.
Hi Sean, If you just want to show the table in an email why not just send an image of it? Create a screenshot of the table and email it. Are you trying to send just one or a lot of them over a period of time? Rick > On Sep 8, 2021, at 3:42 PM, Pi Digital via use-livecode > wrote: > > I just wanted a simple way of showing it without all the extra coding > rigmarole. Especially in html. > > Sean Cole > Pi Digital Productions Ltd > > eMail Ts & Cs > ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Send a table in an email.
Me too, Bob. Same sort of scenario. It should just deal with them. It looks like I may end up with a mix of Mark’s and Rick’s suggestions. Maybe just html that bit. Sean Cole Pi Digital Productions Ltd eMail Ts & Cs > On 8 Sep 2021, at 18:09, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > I have this need as well. I send emails with completed tickets that have > table data. What I have done in the past is use fixed length data padded with > spaces, then I send the email in a monospaced font. Having the ability to > send an email as html formatted text would be great, but last time I > attempted it, it does not get received as html displayed, but only as the > html itself. > > Watching thread with interest. > > Bob S > > >> On Sep 8, 2021, at 09:41 , Rick Harrison via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Hi Sean, >> >> So you want the receiver of your emailed table to be able to modify the data >> in it. >> >> I would make it an HTML email so you can allow the user to enter the data >> directly into your server database table field. >> >> That’s if I am understanding you correctly here. >> >> Rick >> >> On Sep 8, 2021, at 11:05 AM, Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode wrote: >>> >>> Hi Rick, >>> >>> It's not strictly what I was asking as I am talking about the mimeEncode >>> library. Plus it's a file that is then not easily selectable directly from >>> the email. I just want to be able to display a small table of data in the >>> email that is easily readable with a small footprint and using specifically >>> the mimeEncodeFieldAsMIMEMultipartDocument(pField). >>> >>> Sean >> >> ___ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Send a table in an email.
I just wanted a simple way of showing it without all the extra coding rigmarole. Especially in html. Sean Cole Pi Digital Productions Ltd eMail Ts & Cs > On 8 Sep 2021, at 17:41, Rick Harrison via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Sean, > > So you want the receiver of your emailed table to be able to modify the data > in it. > > I would make it an HTML email so you can allow the user to enter the data > directly into your server database table field. > > That’s if I am understanding you correctly here. > > Rick > > >> On Sep 8, 2021, at 11:05 AM, Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Hi Rick, >> >> It's not strictly what I was asking as I am talking about the mimeEncode >> library. Plus it's a file that is then not easily selectable directly from >> the email. I just want to be able to display a small table of data in the >> email that is easily readable with a small footprint and using specifically >> the mimeEncodeFieldAsMIMEMultipartDocument(pField). >> >> Sean > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Send a table in an email.
Thanks Mark I will take a look Sean Cole Pi Digital Productions Ltd eMail Ts & Cs > On 8 Sep 2021, at 16:28, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode > wrote: > > On 2021-09-08 11:02, Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi all >> I'm trying to use the MIME encoder to send an email with a table in the >> body. I have a field that has both plain text and a few lines that are >> displayed as a table in the middle of it. I basically just turn on the v >> and h lines and set tab stops. >> mimeEncodeField... puts the text into the email body but does not seem to >> format out the table. Is there a way to get it to recognise the table or >> some other way of getting the table to display correctly in the email? > > So the mime library call you are talking about is super simple - it just > dumps the htmlText of the field into the HTML (so is fine as long as its just > simple formatting involved), and then looks for inline images and attaches > them as other parts. > > The code is in the mime extension (com.livecode.library.mime) and the handler > in question (mimeEncodeFieldAsMIMEMultipartDocument) is built out of other > public mime library APIs... It would be relatively straightforward to create > your own version and customize the HTML output to your needs. > > Warmest Regards, > > Mark. > > -- > Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/ > LiveCode: Everyone can create apps > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Send a table in an email.
I have this need as well. I send emails with completed tickets that have table data. What I have done in the past is use fixed length data padded with spaces, then I send the email in a monospaced font. Having the ability to send an email as html formatted text would be great, but last time I attempted it, it does not get received as html displayed, but only as the html itself. Watching thread with interest. Bob S > On Sep 8, 2021, at 09:41 , Rick Harrison via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Sean, > > So you want the receiver of your emailed table to be able to modify the data > in it. > > I would make it an HTML email so you can allow the user to enter the data > directly into your server database table field. > > That’s if I am understanding you correctly here. > > Rick > > >> On Sep 8, 2021, at 11:05 AM, Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Hi Rick, >> >> It's not strictly what I was asking as I am talking about the mimeEncode >> library. Plus it's a file that is then not easily selectable directly from >> the email. I just want to be able to display a small table of data in the >> email that is easily readable with a small footprint and using specifically >> the mimeEncodeFieldAsMIMEMultipartDocument(pField). >> >> Sean > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Send a table in an email.
Hi Sean, So you want the receiver of your emailed table to be able to modify the data in it. I would make it an HTML email so you can allow the user to enter the data directly into your server database table field. That’s if I am understanding you correctly here. Rick > On Sep 8, 2021, at 11:05 AM, Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Rick, > > It's not strictly what I was asking as I am talking about the mimeEncode > library. Plus it's a file that is then not easily selectable directly from > the email. I just want to be able to display a small table of data in the > email that is easily readable with a small footprint and using specifically > the mimeEncodeFieldAsMIMEMultipartDocument(pField). > > Sean ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Send a table in an email.
On 2021-09-08 11:02, Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode wrote: Hi all I'm trying to use the MIME encoder to send an email with a table in the body. I have a field that has both plain text and a few lines that are displayed as a table in the middle of it. I basically just turn on the v and h lines and set tab stops. mimeEncodeField... puts the text into the email body but does not seem to format out the table. Is there a way to get it to recognise the table or some other way of getting the table to display correctly in the email? So the mime library call you are talking about is super simple - it just dumps the htmlText of the field into the HTML (so is fine as long as its just simple formatting involved), and then looks for inline images and attaches them as other parts. The code is in the mime extension (com.livecode.library.mime) and the handler in question (mimeEncodeFieldAsMIMEMultipartDocument) is built out of other public mime library APIs... It would be relatively straightforward to create your own version and customize the HTML output to your needs. Warmest Regards, Mark. -- Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/ LiveCode: Everyone can create apps ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Send a table in an email.
Hi Rick, It's not strictly what I was asking as I am talking about the mimeEncode library. Plus it's a file that is then not easily selectable directly from the email. I just want to be able to display a small table of data in the email that is easily readable with a small footprint and using specifically the mimeEncodeFieldAsMIMEMultipartDocument(pField). Sean On Wed, 8 Sept 2021 at 15:54, Rick Harrison via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Sean, > > Could you try converting your table into a .pdf file so it displays > properly? > > Good luck! > > Rick > > > On Sep 8, 2021, at 6:02 AM, Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > Hi all > > > > I'm trying to use the MIME encoder to send an email with a table in the > > body. I have a field that has both plain text and a few lines that are > > displayed as a table in the middle of it. I basically just turn on the v > > and h lines and set tab stops. > > > > mimeEncodeField... puts the text into the email body but does not seem to > > format out the table. Is there a way to get it to recognise the table or > > some other way of getting the table to display correctly in the email? > > > > Thanks > > Sean > > -- > > Pi Digital > > ___ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Send a table in an email.
Hi Sean, Could you try converting your table into a .pdf file so it displays properly? Good luck! Rick > On Sep 8, 2021, at 6:02 AM, Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi all > > I'm trying to use the MIME encoder to send an email with a table in the > body. I have a field that has both plain text and a few lines that are > displayed as a table in the middle of it. I basically just turn on the v > and h lines and set tab stops. > > mimeEncodeField... puts the text into the email body but does not seem to > format out the table. Is there a way to get it to recognise the table or > some other way of getting the table to display correctly in the email? > > Thanks > Sean > -- > Pi Digital > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
