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    Sending Email in HTML Format

    I have created a button to send emails in the HTML format. However, the links to graphics does not work. Can anyone help me find out why this is happening?

    I have attached some jpgs to show that the code is there....

    JPG 1 shows the end result of the email being received
    JPG 2 shows the email in WYSIWYG from the Web Project where I created the code
    JPG 3 shows the actual code from the web project and I copied this code to the button and have the email defined as html.

    Thanks

    #2
    Re: Sending Email in HTML Format

    Phil,

    I am not a expert on this subject, but have you confirmed that the email client is reading as HTML and not just Text?

    Scott

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      #3
      Re: Sending Email in HTML Format

      Scott, thanks for responding....
      I send the email to myself as a test. I can take the same HTML code that I use for the button and put it in NetMailer under HTML and the email is properly sent. When I receive the email all I have to do is click on the bar in the email at the top of the body to show the graphics. So I know the code is correct....it appears as some of the code is stripped out when sending via the button...

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        #4
        Re: Sending Email in HTML Format

        I have attached the HTML code that I have as part of my button that strips the graphic and the Dear ?????. Is there anyone that can create a button, include the code as HTML, and email to [email protected] It would be interesting to see if this code works in V9...

        Any help would be deeply appreciated...

        Thanks
        Phil

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          #5
          Re: Sending Email in HTML Format

          Phil,

          I just sent you the email, it worked when I sent it to you. Here is the code I used:

          Code:
          '
          DIM ps as P
          DIM pm as P
          pm.from = "[COLOR="Red"][B]SENDERS EMAIL[/B][/COLOR]"
          pm.from_alias = "Email Test"
          pm.to = "[email protected]"
          pm.subject = "This is a test"
          pm.message = ""
          pm.html_message = <<%str%
          <html>
          <head>
          <meta name="generator" content="Alpha Five HTML Editor Version 8 Build 1902-3137">
          <title></title>
          </head>
          <body>
          <img style="WIDTH: 600px; HEIGHT: 100px" src="http://www.azenta.com/emlimages/azemailheader.jpg" ><br><br>
          Dear <%a5 alltrim(Firstname)%><br>
          We attempted to contact you today by phone and we were 
          unable to talk. Please call us at (888) 463-3772<br>
                              to discuss your purchasing of our Azenta incense powder and related products that you had requested information.<br><br>
          How to Order:<br>
          1. Email your order to [email protected]<br>
          2. Fax your order to (859) 655-7032<br>
          or<br>
          3. Telephone your order to (888) 463-3772<br>
          or<br>
          4. You can order online at www.azenta.com/catalog<br>
              Username: azenta<br>
              Password: sales<br><br>
          Downloads<br>
          General Policies:<br>
          http://www.azenta.com/wscatalog/pdf/summary.pdf<br><br>
          
          Wholesale Price List:<br>
          http://www.azenta.com/wscatalog/pdf/wspricelist.pdf<br><br>
          
          Order Form:<br>
          http://www.azenta.com/wscatalog/pdf/orderform.pdf<br><br>
          
          Thank You<br>
          Philip Rolf<br>
          Azenta Products<br>
          [email protected]<br>
          </body></html>
          %str%
          ' send message
          IF email_smtp_open(ps, "[COLOR="Red"][B]YOUR SMTP[/B][/COLOR]")
          email_smtp_send(pm, ps)
          END IF
          Email_smtp_close(ps)
          Scott

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            #6
            Re: Sending Email in HTML Format

            Other than your email going to my quarantine box, I did get it with all the graphics. I have used your format many times in the past for sending a confirmation email after submission of the form.

            I thought that using the HTML option of sending an email via a button and the send email action script was that you only had to place the info you wanted, not setting up all the email parameters. Am I mistaken?

            Thanks Scott...

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              #7
              Re: Sending Email in HTML Format

              Phil,

              I am not a user of action scripting, however, I did look at it and it does create the xbasic for you. You obviously need to use a variable in the "Send To" parameter to allow dynamic data.

              I hope this helps you.

              Scott

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                #8
                Re: Sending Email in HTML Format

                Hi Phil,
                I too was able to get your graphics but only just now was able to do anything with the Dear ....... part---it would not evaluate a field name or even a global variable the way you and Scott have it with the
                Dear <%a5 alltrim(Firstname)%><br> The documentation even states that a question mark be inserted for the code you used such as Dear <%a5 ? alltrim(Firstname)%><br> . Regardless, I could not get what you guys used to work, soooooo....


                For others who may be attempting this I ran into this small snag which the following gets around.
                I used the information from this thread to be able to use a global variable...a way to use a table field is also mentioned in the thread.
                http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/al...il+html+insert

                and ended up with this--which is simply the xbasic converted from Action Scripting with the parts in red added.

                Code:
                'Send an e- mail message using the Alpha Five e-mail clilent.
                [COLOR=Red]dim global gvName as c
                gvName="Mike"
                [/COLOR]
                if is_object(topparent.this) then 
                    form_name = topparent.name()+".this"
                else
                    form_name = ""
                end if
                Dim message_type as c 
                message_type = "HTML"
                to_var  = a5_eval_expression("=\"christense%%%sbcglobal.net\"",local_variables())
                param_to = to_var
                param_subject = "test AlphaMail HTML Image"
                param_cc = ""
                param_bcc = ""
                message_text = <<%a%
                <html>
                <head>
                <meta name="generator" content="Alpha Five HTML Editor Version 8 Build 1902-3137">
                <title></title>
                </head>
                <body>
                <img style="WIDTH: 600px; HEIGHT: 100px" src="http://www.azenta.com/emlimages/azemailheader.jpg" ><br><br>
                Dear {Var->gvName} <br>
                We attempted to contact you today by phone and we were 
                unable to talk. Please call us at (888) 463-3772<br>
                                    to discuss your purchasing of our Azenta incense powder and related products that you had requested information.<br><br>
                How to Order:<br>
                1. Email your order to [email protected]<br>
                2. Fax your order to (859) 655-7032<br>
                or<br>
                3. Telephone your order to (888) 463-3772<br>
                or<br>
                4. You can order online at www.azenta.com/catalog<br>
                    Username: azenta<br>
                    Password: sales<br><br>
                Downloads<br>
                General Policies:<br>
                http://www.azenta.com/wscatalog/pdf/summary.pdf<br><br>
                
                Wholesale Price List:<br>
                http://www.azenta.com/wscatalog/pdf/wspricelist.pdf<br><br>
                
                Order Form:<br>
                http://www.azenta.com/wscatalog/pdf/orderform.pdf<br><br>
                
                Thank You<br>
                Philip Rolf<br>
                Azenta Products<br>
                [email protected]<br>
                </body></html>
                %a%
                'the next line was initially param_message = message_text
                [COLOR=Red]param_message = evaluate_string(message_text)[/COLOR]
                attachment_list = ""
                param_attachments = alltrim(attachment_list)
                'Send the e-mail using the Alpha Five e-mail client
                email_client(param_to,param_subject,param_message,param_attachments,param_cc,param_bcc,.t.,message_type)
                Mike
                __________________________________________
                It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.
                It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
                Henry David Thoreau
                __________________________________________



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