Bill, coming late to this thread, are you on mac or windows? on macs you can use applescript for that.
Andre On 8/31/07, Derek Bump <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bill, > > You're welcome. I just tried the MIME suggestion I had, but I'm having > no luck getting it to work. It relies on headers, which a "mailto:"; > will not let you specify (other than subject, to and cc). > > What you may try is using a VBScript or Windows Scripting Host. While > they may provide a solution, be aware that most AntiVirus and > AntiSpyware programs will display an alert to the user. > > Also, something to be aware of, revMail doesn't locate the default email > client on Windows Vista properly. Bug report #5286. I have posted a > fix on the report if you need it. > > If you do end up finding a solution, please let myself and the list > know. This is something that a lot of us have been trying to figure out > for a long time. Thanks. > > > Derek Bump > Dreamscape Software > http://www.dreamscapesoftware.com > > > Bill Vlahos wrote: > > Thanks Derek. > > > > What I want to do is essentially what Microsoft does in Word and Excel. > > You can email the document you have open and it uses the default email > > client on both Macs and Windows to do it. > > > > That's a good point about web mail programs. I hadn't thought of that. > > Unfortunately, I can't depend on a server somewhere for this software. > > > > Bill > > > > On Aug 26, 2007, at 9:40 PM, Derek Bump wrote: > > > >> Bill, > >> > >> What you could do is create the body of the email and encode the > >> attachment directly into the message via content types (I believe it's > >> called MIME). To see what I mean, view the source of an email message > >> with an attachment. > >> > >> I am not sure though if *all* email programs would honor the embedded > >> code when it's passed via the mailto:, and would instead just display > it > >> as inline text as opposed to an attachment. This may create confusion > >> for some users. > >> > >> There is one other consideration that I hope you have not ignored, and > >> that is that a LOT of people don't use traditional email > programs. They > >> use web based email like Hotmail or Yahoo Mail. I had implemented a > >> mailto: script in one of my programs, only to replace it later on with > a > >> PHP script on my server that would send the email regardless of what > >> type of email they used (or if they even had email at all). > >> > >> I hope that helps you in your efforts. If you're interested in a copy > >> of the PHP script, email me off-list and I'll send you a copy. > >> > >> > >> Derek Bump > >> Dreamscape Software > >> http://www.dreamscapesoftware.com > >> > >> > >> Bill Vlahos wrote: > >>> The following command works great for opening a new email message and > >>> putting the address(s) in it. What I would like to also do is add a > >>> specific attachment to the email as well but I don't see a parameter > for > >>> doing that. This would be for Mac and Windows now and Linux when Rev > 2.9 > >>> comes out. > >>> > >>> revGoURL "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > >>> > >>> I know there are ways to send email directly from Rev apps but in this > >>> case I would like to leverage the email program the user already has > and > >>> not require setting up SMTP parameters. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Bill Vlahos > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> use-revolution mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >>> subscription preferences: > >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-revolution mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > [email protected] > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
