Creating a blank email and not send it.

[Greg Hains]

Hi.

I want my users to be able to click on a button that opens up a blank email with a recipient typed in. Currently the mailto type function also sends it. I just want it to fill in the recipient, and leave the rest blank WITHOUT sending it, so my client can fill the details in themselves.

My client uses Outlook, but I suppose it could work for any email client.

Anybody know how I can get around this?

Greg

[Lee Smith]

Hi Greg,

What Version of FileMaker, and Platform are using.

Lee

[Greg Hains]

Hi Lee.

Version 8.5 Advanced on Windows XP Pro.

Cheers,

Greg

[Lee Smith]

Sorry, you posted during the Forum upgrade. your info shows now.

Do you have the Perform without dialog box selected?

Lee

[Greg Hains]

Hi Lee,

Sorry about the delay in getting back to you.

I have Perform Without Dialog ticked, yes, but even with it unticked, Id like it to send the email to an email address specified in a field in the current table. I was hoping I could press a button that invokes the Send Mail option, and have it fill in the to: field then the user can fill in the rest.

My other thought was I could do a DDE request with mailto: but unsure how to pass/parse the email address (again from contents of a field) through that method.

Greg

[Stuart Taylor]

I use:

Open URL ( "mailto:[email protected]" )

note for adding subject:

mailto:[email protected]&subject=My%20Subject

cc,bcc,body also work seperated by a ? after the first &

[Greg Hains]

Hi Stuart,

Thanks for your response. But how do I do the mailto: to a field entry? Eg field entry is different for each record.

Greg

[Genx]

OpenURL ( "mailto:" & YourFieldNameHere )

[Greg Hains]

Hi GenX.

Doesnt seem to work with Open URL. Closest I got was Send Event, but it didnt enter the field contents into it. Should I have the field name in quotes?

Greg

[Lee Smith]

Greg,

I'm lost as to what you need. I thought you wanted to create an email using a field for the addressee, and not send it, but to leave it open.

Genx has explain how you use a field as the addressee, using the Send Mail Script Step.

What does Open URL have to do with your question.

Lee

[Greg Hains]

I apologise to all. My error. The OpenURL opening threw me, combined with a small error in my fields made it all go horribly wrong.

Thanks GenX - it worked fine.

Cheers,

Greg

Note to myself... open eyes and brain before mouth.