email

[skynight]

Your help would be appreciated to make the email function work. Using Scriptmaker I have an email button to send a copy of certain fields of a record to the recipient, but it will not work. I I tried telling it to make a copy using PDF and put it on the desktop, then email it from there, but it still does not work. Can someone show me a formula that works please?

[Breezer]

Instead of using the desktop, i have found it easier to use the windows TEMP folder which also helps in "house keeping", ie, you don't need to delete the PDF file after sending, windows will do that for you.

In your specify output file, use:

filewin:/C:/Temp/This_Record.pdf

I'm sure there's better ways especially using script variables but I have adopted using the TEMP folder.

[aldipalo]

You can set up the fields you want by placing them in the subject box. Click the arrow to the right of the subject field and choose select field or select calculation. In the calc area you can set up text as well as fields and make it a form letter.

HTH

Al

[Genx]

I use my solution folder and wipe the file when done.. but i never even thought of using the temp folder - though i don't like the idea of assuming a c: base folder.

[macmangler]

Get rid of the "copy" and email the original.

As for the email commands... the fields look unique but are really calculations... re think your "email" calculations. I ran into a similar situation.... look at it from a different agle.

Edited July 12, 2006 by Guest