Re: Email Button

You can run Outlook express, create a new identity and have theat one
opened 
when running-testing your script.  simply uncheck "Send Mail Immediately"
so 
you can review what is happening.

Create a progress window to also see how it's going.

Guy

"Helpful Harry" <helpful_harry@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> JayBee <Jennifer_Beecroft@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Hi
>>
>> I have a script now attached to the button that creates a pdf file
>> first using PrimoPdf and then has the SendMail option at the bottom.
>> In the Send Mail options window I have chosen to attach this PDF file
>> that has been created.  It doesn't seem to work.  Any ideas?
>
> I've never had to deal with attachments, but you probably have to play
> with the directory path for the file somehow. Someone else will need to
> help you with this problem.
>
>
>
>> Also can you specify the email address that the mail is sent from?
>>
>> I would like if possible for the email to be created in Outlook
>> Express.  For some reason it open in Office Outlook, can I change
>> this?
>
> FileMaker's Send Mail command simply uses the computer's default email
> application and the default user account within that application. If
> you're not using "Office Outlook" you can simply delete the application
> from your computer and that might force it to use Outlook Express.
>
> If you want a more comprehansive email solution you have to use a
> plug-in which gives FileMaker the ability to send emails itself. There
> are probably others (maybe even some free ones), but the main plug-ins
> are:
>      SMTPit
>      http://www.smtpit.com/
>
>      MondoMail
>      http://www.acmetech.com/products/mondomail/mondomail.html
>
>      myFMButler
>      http://www.myfmbutler.com/index.lasso?p=371
>
> Helpful Harry
> Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hard****ps 
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