I am trying to sent a simple email (just populate the address) from FM 5.5. My default client is Outlook. I have a button with the Send Mail (without dialog) script, but when i click it nothing happens. Outlook is open and running ok. I'm new to Windows, and am not sure if I need to configure Outlook. FM help gives this information,

A [Mail] section in the Win.ini file.

Microsoft Exchange or another email applications that is MAPI compliant installed and configured properly

I presume that Outlook fits these requirements?

Ger

Hi:

The Send Mail step uses your default email client. If it is outlook, the command should open a new e-mail if you don't have the body specified in your Send Mail dialog.

Outlook will need to be configured with your e-mail account settings (SMTP and such), and be connected to the Internet in order for the e-mail to be sent.

Ken

Thanks,

Outlook is working fine (configure as IMAP) and have no problems sending mail, etc., and have permanent internet access.

When I run the script

Send Mail [No Dialog,""]

nothing happens. I run the same script (database) on a Mac OSX, and everything works fine?

Ger

how about Open URL[]

URL being " mailto:[email protected]"

All the best!

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HINT (copy & paste into URL in browser to test):

mailto:[email protected]?subject="Your subject here"

think about separate fields that can be jooined into 1 and that field can be use to generate the full URL with the subject

---file.fp5--------

[item_ID]

[email protected]

[Joined_URL]="mailto:"& email &"?subject=About Item No"& Item_ID &" that you purchased from us"

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I tried this solution of the Open Url trick. It works.

But what i need is to attach my database runtime solution and automatically to send back to base. Any ideas?

bets me....no developer edition here..sorry

I will create a test db and send mail with attachment. I'll bind a runtime and see if I have the same problem.

Perhaps the path to the attachment gets lost. Maybe it needs to go in the solution folder. Just a guess.

I'll let you know what happens

Ken

Ok, I tested it, and it worked fine for me.

However, the attached document was moved, then it wouldn't send. Makes sense. Since the path to a document may vary, try to put the attachment file in the solution folder (the one that has all the runtime files). Then reference that path in the send mail script. Then bind the runtime.

Try that.