IWP>CWP>EMail suggestions

[sleepinggypsy]

I have been around the boards and back and am totally confused as to the best way to generate smtp emails via IWP. I am going to elaborate so as to hopefully (1.) find a solution (2.) help clear the air for others w/ similar predicaments (3.) hope that plug-in developers, Board members, or FMI will involve themselves for what I am sure is an enormous need by many users of IWP and FMP.

Scenario 1.) User creates record in IWP (one of the fields in that record is email address)> User clicks a button in IWP>Button generates an email BEHIND THE SCENES (ie: no pop-up window, html page, or any user interaction whatsoever)> User receives email in their email client.

Scenario 2.) The email that was generated needs to have a link in the body of the email that when clicked performs a FMP script. This script will basically find that user record only, set a status field to "active" (basically validating the email address) and continue on to perform another behind the scenes email as part of the script.

I have been told to use FMTPit. However, this plug-in is not compatible w/ FMSA.

I have been told to use FMButler. However, my ISP is leery of a Java based plug-in app and I was concerned that my ISP never heard of it.

I have been told to use FX.PHP, XML/XSL...

I have been told It can be done, it can't be done.....

Please, help! I am runing in circles and beginning to foam at the mouth! Thanks in advance!

[Martin Brändle]

1) can be done. But it is impossible without popup window, at least with the IWP incarnation of FMSA7 or FMSA8.

For a quick and dirty solution see your Emailing with XML in the XML/XSLT forum.