We have an Foxpro for Windows V2.6a application and creating a text file, saving it in a specific folder. Our client is composing email message using Outlook / outlook Express and than they locate this folder , file , attaches it and send by email.

is it possible that we can do the above composing, attaching the created file within the Foxpro Application.

Please help and we really thanks in advance.

For FoxWin2.6, I use Eudora.
You make a Text File, Call the Eudora Interface, Your done.
Take you about 1 hour to intergrate it code wise.

David W. Grewe Dave

HI Dave,

Thanks for your suggestion however is there any interface available for MS Outlook or Outlook Express.

Due To Outlooks ability to pass viruses, I avoid it like the plague,
So maybe someone else can answer.
Sorry.

David W. Grewe Dave

There are several FAQ's on the subject in the VFP area,  Maybe you can adapt them for 2.6.

David W. Grewe Dave

Better Yet, Try this one here in this forum
thread182-1202776: Send email via Outlook

David W. Grewe Dave

I'm using a command-line POSTIE utility (http://www.infradig.com/). All the composing is done by the making and running a batch file, no Outlook or any other program is involved.

It's easy to do to a certain point -

    cURL = 'chris@domain.co.uk'
    cSubj = 'This%20is%20the%20subject'

Note that in the subject the following have got to be translated:

   Space ( )               %20
   Comma (,)               %2C
   Question mark (?)       %3F
   Period (.)              %2E
   Exclamation point (!)   %21
   Colon (:)               %3A
   Semicolon (;)           %3B
   Line feed               %0A
   Line break (ENTER key)  %0D

Then execute using file association:

    cParam = 'mailto:' + cURL + '?subject=' + cSubj
    RUN /n7 cmd /c start &cParam

This works perfectly but I'm pulling my hair out trying to include a file attachment.  Reading the MS Knowledge Base it should be a parameter starting with & but I can't find the format - I've tried '&attach', '&attachment','&file','&post' and none work.  The parameter to add the body to the message is '&body' but I have as many problems with that.

Does anybody have any better ideas?
Chris