Mail Script Help.

[Lou Lesko]

"." </@.> writes:

> I hit the "Send email" button on my layout, and nothing happens. According
> to index help, message is supposed to be deposited in Outbox ready for
> "Send" command, (when "Perform without dialoge" is selected - mine is). I
> get the sand timer icon for a split second and then am left looking at the
> record where I started.

Yo Walt, try putting your name in the From field of your post, makes you
look less lurky.

Try, using the Open URL script step by creating a calculation field that
includes the mailto: syntax.

Works better than the send mail script step.

-loulou

[Tech]

Hey that's clever. Damn well wish I'd thought of just shoving mailto: in,
instead of using the sendmail script step.

Thanks!

Tech

"Lou Lesko" <lou@NOSPAMlouislesko.com> wrote in message
news:ypq27k5ajgw1.fsf@sdf.lonestar.org...

> "." </@.> writes:
>

> > I hit the "Send email" button on my layout, and nothing happens.

According

> > to index help, message is supposed to be deposited in Outbox ready for
> > "Send" command, (when "Perform without dialoge" is selected - mine is).

I

> > get the sand timer icon for a split second and then am left looking at

the

> > record where I started.

>
> Yo Walt, try putting your name in the From field of your post, makes you
> look less lurky.
>
> Try, using the Open URL script step by creating a calculation field that
> includes the mailto: syntax.
>
> Works better than the send mail script step.
>
> -loulou

[Tech]

In fact, that's even more genius than I first realised as you can use the
mailto:user@email.net?subject="" to set the subject, and other recipients
and CC and BCC.

I'm a very happy chappy!

"Tech" <brad@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:4tN0b.9591$z7.1171745@wards.force9.net...

> Hey that's clever. Damn well wish I'd thought of just shoving mailto: in,
> instead of using the sendmail script step.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Tech
>
> "Lou Lesko" <lou@NOSPAMlouislesko.com> wrote in message
> news:ypq27k5ajgw1.fsf@sdf.lonestar.org...

> > "." </@.> writes:
> >

> > > I hit the "Send email" button on my layout, and nothing happens.

> According

> > > to index help, message is supposed to be deposited in Outbox ready for
> > > "Send" command, (when "Perform without dialoge" is selected - mine

is).

> I

> > > get the sand timer icon for a split second and then am left looking at

> the

> > > record where I started.

> >
> > Yo Walt, try putting your name in the From field of your post, makes you
> > look less lurky.
> >
> > Try, using the Open URL script step by creating a calculation field that
> > includes the mailto: syntax.
> >
> > Works better than the send mail script step.
> >
> > -loulou

>
>

[Tim Booth]

Tech wrote:

>
> In fact, that's even more genius than I first realised as you can use the
> mailto:user@email.net?subject="" to set the subject, and other recipients
> and CC and BCC.
>
> I'm a very happy chappy!

Ummm, I would point out that this method has an undefined result.
So long as it works for you and your the main person using it,
or it's in a cntrolled environment (ie, you work) this may be OK...

In some cases, such as where there is no mailer on a computer,
it will fail. In others, it fails without warning - it appears
to have worked, but in reality never sent a message.

Just in case this functionality was going to be business critical.

Cheers

Webko