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    Emailing a report

    I've set up alpha emailing capabilies within a form. The atached report looks ok. I just can't seem to get the email client to work right (alpha built in or Outlook) Everything is right in the profile for outlook. Is it easier to use alpha's built in client? If so, is anyone familar with setting it up?

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    Re: Emailing a report

    When you create the report, what format is it in?

    I built an application that generated a number of separate reports from some raw data, saved them as PDF's, and then e-maild them tonumerous customers. I sent the reports as attachments to the e-mail. I built the header info and the body, then selected the appropriate attachement report. Timing was a bit of an issue, but otherwise it went OK.

    Tom

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      #3
      Re: Emailing a report

      Tom,

      It is a report and it seems to attach and read fine (pdf) and the email appears to send. I do not get the email in my test. Also, I would love to have the TO: relate to the emailaddress field on the current form. I just don't know why it doesn't go.

      Thank you.

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        #4
        Re: Emailing a report

        Tom,

        I just received a Test Message from Alpha 10. Not the attachment however.

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          Re: Emailing a report

          The biggest problem I had was in setting up the e-mail settings. If things aren't exactly as they should be, then its a nogo.

          I would sugest that you put together a test script just to see if you can get alpha to send an e-mail with just text.


          You said that your routine builds the reports, and creates pdf's just fine. below is the code I use to build the reports, then attach them to e-mails (if it helps).
          Code:
          'Date Created: 16-Oct-2009 04:02:07 PM
          'Last Updated: 17-Mar-2010 08:42:48 AM
          'Created By  : Thomas Henkel
          'Updated By  : Thomas Henkel
          'get timing variables
          'debug(1)
          Dim F1 as P
          Dim text1 as C
          Dim a1[4] as C
          dim L as N
          dim M as N
          dim N as N
          Dim Skip as N
          text1 = get_from_file("C:\FORECAST\timing.txt")
          a1.initialize(text1)
          N = val(a1[1]) 'N is the nomber of e-mails to do in a batch
          L = val(a1[2]) 'L is the number of seconds to wait after each e-mail
          M = val(a1[3]) 'M is the number of seconds to wait between batches
          Skip = val(a1[4]) 'SKIP is the number of e-mails that had been sent in a previous attempt.
          ON ERROR goto ERROR_TEST
          'debug(1)
          'f1 is the pointer to a log file so that we have some record of what is happening with each run.
          dim tbl as P
          Dim tbl1 as P
          if file.exists("c:\forecast\replog.txt")
          	f1 = file.open("c:\forecast\replog.txt",FILE_RW_SHARED)
            else
            	f1 = file.create("c:\forecast\replog.txt",FILE_RW_SHARED)
          end if
          endloc = file.size("c:\forecast\replog.txt")
          f1.seek(endloc)
          f1.write_line("")
          f1.write_line("*** Begin Build and e-mail of Reports at "+time("h:mAM")+" on "+date_format(date(),"Mon-d-yyyy"))
          tbl = table.open("conditions")
          tbl1 = table.open("clients")
          ans2 = ui_msg_box("NWS","Have the reports been Built?",UI_QUESTION_SYMBOL+UI_YES_NO)
          if ans2 = 6
          	goto emailreps
          end if
          dim J as N
          Dim loc as C
          J=0
          loc = ""
          'debug(1)
          PleaseWait(.T.,"Building Reports...")
          tbl.fetch_first()
          loc = tbl.Location
          while .not.tbl.fetch_eof()
          	if exist(padr(trim(tbl.Location),35," "),"conditions","Location")
          		pdf_filename = "C:\Forecast\reports"+chr(92)+trim(tbl.location)+"_Pavement_Forecast.pdf"
          		if file_exists(pdf_filename)
          			file_remove(pdf_filename)
          		end if
          		filt1 = "location="+quote(trim(tbl.Location))
          		query.filter = filt1
          		query.order = ""
          		'report.preview("Condition Letters",query.filter,query.order)
          		report.SaveAs("Condition Letters","PDF",query.filter,query.order,pdf_filename)
          	end if		
          	tbl.fetch_next()
          	while tbl.Location = loc .and..not.tbl.eof()
          		tbl.fetch_next()
          	end while
          	loc = tbl.Location
          	J=J+1
          end while
          PleaseWait()
          f1.write_line(alltrim(str(J-1))+" Reports Built "+time("h:mAM")+" on "+date_format(date(),"Mon-d-yyyy"))
          
          ui_msg_box("Note",alltrim(str(J-1))+" Reports Built")
          'PleaseWait(.T.,"E-Mailing Reports...")
          end
          emailreps:
          'debug(1)
          'ui_msg_box("",text1)
          tbl1.index_primary_put("Location")
          tbl1.fetch_first()
          dim I as N
          dim K as N
          J=0
          K=0
          I=0
          h = 0
          while .not.tbl1.fetch_eof()
          	if tbl1.Email_addr = ""
          		statusbar.Set_Text("skipping email report "+strtran(trim(tbl1.location),"_"," "))
          		tbl1.fetch_next()
          	  else
          		if Skip >0
          			while h < Skip
          				tbl1.fetch_next()
          				h = h+1
          			end while
          		end if
          		if I < N 
          			J=J+1
          			I=I+1
          			pdf_filename = "C:\Forecast\reports"+chr(92)+trim(tbl1.location)+"_Pavement_Forecast.pdf"
          			msg_text = "Attached is the Pavement Condition Forecast for "+strtran(tbl1.location,"_"," ")
          			param_to = trim(tbl1.Email_addr)
          			param_subject = alltrim(strtran(tbl1.location,"_"," "))+" Pavement Condition Forecast"
          			param_cc = ""
          			param_bcc = ""
          			param_msg = msg_text
          			param_attachments = pdf_filename
          	'		traceln(alltrim(str(K+I))+" sending email report "+strtran(trim(tbl1.location),"_"," ")+" to "+trim(tbl1.Email_addr))
          			statusbar.Set_Text(alltrim(str(K+I))+" sending email report "+strtran(trim(tbl1.location),"_"," ")+" to "+trim(tbl1.Email_addr))
          			'email_Send(param_to,param_subject,param_msg,param_attachments)
          			tbl1.fetch_next()
          			sleep(L)
          		  else
          			statusbar.Set_Text("Sleeping for "+alltrim(str(M/60,5,2))+" minutes... DO NOT Disturb!")
          	  		sleep(M)
          			I=0
          			K=K+N
          			'tbl1.fetch_next()
          		end if
          	end if
          end while
          PleaseWait()
          f1.write_line(alltrim(str(J-1))+" Reports Mailed by "+time("h:mAM")+" on "+date_format(date(),"Mon-d-yyyy"))
          
          ui_msg_box("Note",alltrim(str(J))+" Reports Mailed")
          tbl1.close()
          tbl.close()
          f1.flush()
          f1.close()
          end
          'a5.Close()
          
          ERROR_TEST:
          	SLEEP(90)
          	RESUME 0
          	
          end
          I did need toput in some timing delays to allow the email client to finish its thing before sending more. I found I was flooding the e-mail and it was timing out.

          Tom

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