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

Hi Greg,

What Version of FileMaker, and Platform are using.

Lee

Hi Lee.

Version 8.5 Advanced on Windows XP Pro.

Cheers,

Greg

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

Do you have the Perform without dialog box selected?

Lee

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

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 &

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

OpenURL ( "mailto:" & YourFieldNameHere )

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

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

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.