Newbies michaelr Posted June 4, 2001 Newbies Posted June 4, 2001 Hello, I have encountered a very weird effect using Send mail function in a script (FMP5.03. French edition). If I create a script using Send mail (and only this function!) it will change values in other fields (rounding numbers!). Has anyone been expiriencing the problem? Has anyone have a solution? Thanks Michael
Vaughan Posted June 5, 2001 Posted June 5, 2001 Send mail should not change any field values! It must be somehing else in the script that's doing it. Scripted Send Mail can be a dangerous thing. One guy here at my univeristy (a wannabe FMP guru) make a script that included the send mail step, then had it call itself! The resulting infinite loop hammered the mail server and crashed it so bad it was down a couple of days. So be careful.
eremaut Posted June 14, 2001 Posted June 14, 2001 Hi Michael, Yes we know this problem! Already logged it to FM USA for their development team. Let me guess, you are using MS Outlook as e-mail client? If you don't use 'Outlook's address book' (in your profiles) you will have a workaround until FM comes with their solution. The source of this problem is in our Country settings! We use the period as digit grouping symbol and the comma as a decimal symbol. (if you reverse the problem is also gone ...) As soon as the 'Send mail' is launched all the figures from the decimal part are dropped/lost and you end up with wrong calc's !!!! And, sorry, FM 5.5 still has this BIG error ... Erwin
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