Ability to "Email" Records

[fmckinnon]

Hi -

I'm upgrading from FMPro 5 to Version 7, and haven't used it in a long time. I'd like to find out if there is a way to have FileMaker "email" a given record(s) ... for example:

We own a hosting company, and want to be able to send their 'hosting account info" emails ... something like:

Dear <FIRST NAME FIELD>

Welcome to our hosting solution ... your domain is <DOMAIN FIELD> and your UserID is <USERID>, etc.

I'd simply create a new layout with this "form letter" and this is would I'd like to be able to send via email.

I searched the FM knowledge base, and called pre-sales with no success ... I searched under "SMTP" assuming Filemaker would have to make an internet connection to an SMTP server to send the emails, and I did get one record, but the URL was no good ...

Any ways to do this ... either with FileMaker, or a 3rd party plugin? Is this realistic?

Thanks in advance from an ole' rusty user.

Fred

[andygaunt]

Hi -

You have a couple of choices here.

1. Create a calculation field for the body of the email

The result would be text. The calculation may look along the lines of;

"Dear " & <First Name Field> & ":PP"

"Welcome to our hosting solution ... your domain is " & <DOMAIN FIELD> & " and your UserID is " & <USERID> & " , etc.

:PP represents the paragraph return character.

You can then use the Send mail script step in scriptmaker and use this calc field as the body of the email.

This will allow you to send text emails. If you want to send HTML emails you may want to look at the SMTPit plugin from Community Networking www.cnsplug-ins.com

HTH