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Sending e-mail from VFP
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mkrausnick
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Search this forum (use the KEYWORD SEARCH" tab). There are many posts and several FAQs on this topic.
Mike Krausnick
Dublin, California
Mike Krausnick
Dublin, California
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mkrausnick
Programmer
I'd start by entering "email vfp" in the search window on the KEYWORD SEARCH tab, and check the ALL WORDS, THIS FORUM, FAQ, and LAST 6 MONTHS checkboxes.
Most of the posts show how to automate Outlook, but there are a few others that show other ways of sending email.
I myself use Outlook 2000 to send reports to clients from within VFP automatically, but there's a BIG gotcha - the latest security patch from Billy pops up a dialog box notifying you that a program is attempting to send email. You have to click twice to confirm before your email will be sent. I got around that by not installing the security patch. Others use a third party product called Outlook Redemption that you can read about here. Still others abandoned Outlook in favor of other methods.
Mike Krausnick
Dublin, California
Most of the posts show how to automate Outlook, but there are a few others that show other ways of sending email.
I myself use Outlook 2000 to send reports to clients from within VFP automatically, but there's a BIG gotcha - the latest security patch from Billy pops up a dialog box notifying you that a program is attempting to send email. You have to click twice to confirm before your email will be sent. I got around that by not installing the security patch. Others use a third party product called Outlook Redemption that you can read about here. Still others abandoned Outlook in favor of other methods.
Mike Krausnick
Dublin, California
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JimSters
From the little I know, there is a Microsoft Control in the
Tools->Options->Controls (Tab)-> ActiveX Controls and look for and check the Microsoft MAPI Messages Controls.
This control can allow you to send out an email using your existing Mail Client. Your Default Mail Client.
From the little I know, there is a Microsoft Control in the
Tools->Options->Controls (Tab)-> ActiveX Controls and look for and check the Microsoft MAPI Messages Controls.
This control can allow you to send out an email using your existing Mail Client. Your Default Mail Client.
Just go to the FAQ area here and press Ctrl+F, and search for "email" on that page.
You'll find there are many ways to send email:
1) Directly Speak SMTP to the mail server.
2) Use a component (ActiveX/DLL) which understands SMTP
3) Automate an Email program through MAPI
4) Automate Outlook directly through Ole Automation.
See:
-- Price comparison.
You'll find there are many ways to send email:
1) Directly Speak SMTP to the mail server.
2) Use a component (ActiveX/DLL) which understands SMTP
3) Automate an Email program through MAPI
4) Automate Outlook directly through Ole Automation.
See:
-- Price comparison.
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