When use MIME::Lite module the attachment clip sign not shownfor attachments

[James Willmore]

On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 04:28:28 GMT
"William Alexander Segraves" <wsegrave@mindspring.com> wrote:

> "Jane Humbrey" <janehumbrey@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ZjT2b.128239$JA5.3010567@news.xtra.co.nz...

> > G'day. How can we show the attachment clip sign in receiver's
> > inbox?. Currently the receiver actually receive the attchment, but
> > it won't show

> up

> > as a clip sign in Outlook/Outlook Express. Many people can't
> > recognize the attachment, because it won't show up as a paper clip
> > sign.

>
> Your problem does not appear to be a Perl problem.
>
> You should get the receiver to do this: In Outlook Express, do "View
> + Columns" and check the Attachment Checkbox. Then move the
> Attachment Column(Checkbox) to the position (order) he/she desires.
>
> If the Attachment Checkbox is not selected at the client end, why
> would you expect the receiver to be able to see the paper clip
> symbol?

Yes and no.

The MIME::Lite module allows you to send attachments,
which, if it's just one, should show up fine in any email client.

MIME::Lite::HTML however sends the HTML file as an inline HTML -
no attachment.

So, without being there to see first hand what's going
on, you could be right -or- I could have a point about what I just
said - having spent a few hours trying to get either to do what I
wanted them to do and using two clients other than Outlook.

Have a go at the code I posted and let me know your results - okay?
I'm curious to see what the outcome is.

---
Jim

[Jane Humbrey]

Hi Guys

Thanks for all your suggestions. I checked the attachment tick in the
view -->columns but it was there already. The checked from my desktop by
sent mails to my own address/Outlook. I am using the command line interface
to run my mailing perl script from my destop(like 'perl myscript.pl').
Surprisingly if I send an attachment using the outlook express to my own
address the clip sign is there, but if I use the perl script from my
commandline I can't see the attchment sign in the received mail. My full
code is as follows:

use strict;
use CGI qw/:standard/;
use CGI::Carp qw/fatalsToBrowser/;
use MIME::Lite::HTML;
use MIME::Lite;

my $mailHTML = new MIME::Lite::HTML
From => "dbcoordinator\@cs.org.au",
To => "$receiver",
Subject => "Credit details attached";

my $MIMEmail = $mailHTML->parse("file://C|/test/coverpage/coverexec.htm");
$MIMEmail->attach(
Type => 'application/msword',
Path =>'Sol.doc' ,
Filename => 'Sol.doc' ,
Disposition => 'attachment'

);
$MIMEmail->send_by_smtp('smtp.gforce.co.au');
print header,"Mail envoye (","Mail sent to" , " to ",
"$receiver",")<<<<<<<<\n\n\n";

print "You mailing job has been finished by me!! Thanks!!";

You can try the above code from your windows commandline. Anyway thank you
very much guys. I really appreciate your time and help.

Cheers
Jo



"William Alexander Segraves" <wsegrave@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> "James Willmore" <jwillmore@cyberia.com> wrote in message
> news:20030829013634.4b97be4b.jwillmore@cyberia.com ...

> > On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 04:28:28 GMT
> > "William Alexander Segraves" <wsegrave@mindspring.com> wrote:

> <snip>

> > > Your problem does not appear to be a Perl problem.
> > >
> > > You should get the receiver to do this: In Outlook Express, do "View
> > > + Columns" and check the Attachment Checkbox. Then move the
> > > Attachment Column(Checkbox) to the position (order) he/she desires.
> > >
> > > If the Attachment Checkbox is not selected at the client end, why
> > > would you expect the receiver to be able to see the paper clip
> > > symbol?

> >
> > Yes and no.
> >

>
> I tested my advice on Outlook Express 5.5 before responding. The paper

clip

> does not show up if the Attachment Checkbox is not checked.
>

> > The MIME::Lite module allows you to send attachments,
> > which, if it's just one, should show up fine in any email client.
> >

>
> Indeed, the attachment should show, but the paper clip will not show in

the

> client unless the Attachment Checkbox is checked in "View + Columns", as
> well as moved into the view.
>

> > MIME::Lite::HTML however sends the HTML file as an inline HTML -
> > no attachment.
> >
> > So, without being there to see first hand what's going
> > on, you could be right -or- I could have a point about what I just
> > said - having spent a few hours trying to get either to do what I
> > wanted them to do and using two clients other than Outlook.
> >

>
> Can't help here, as I don't have Outlook, either. My advice applies to
> Outlook Express.
>

> > Have a go at the code I posted and let me know your results - okay?
> > I'm curious to see what the outcome is.
> >

>
> OP, are you still with us? I looked at several examples I had created with
> MIME::Lite. If I toggle Attachment checkbox to 'Unchecked', the paper clip
> disappears. If I toggle Attachment Checkbox to 'Checked', the paperclip
> appears.
>

> > ---
> > Jim

>
> Thanks, Jim. I hope the OP is still with this. I don't see a Perl issue,

so

> I'm out of here.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Bill Segraves
>
>