OpenEuphoria

Re: BBCMF Call for Testers

• Posted by Robert Craig <rds at Rap?dEup?oria.com> Sep 09, 2007
• 535 views

Gary Shingles wrote:
> 
> c.k.lester wrote:
> > 
> > * Currently, the system can't send emails from Windows. I'm using sendmail
> > on FreeBSD and don't know what to use for Windows. I'll have to figure
> > out what to do about that. Other than that, I don't know of any limitations.
> 
> I use blat (www.blat.net) with something like:
> }}}
<eucode>
>             VOID = shellExecuteEx("open", "send.bat",
>             sprintf("%s %s %s %s %s", {last_dumped, subline, getText(txtSMTP),
>             getText(txtEmail),
> getText(txtFrom)}),
>             0, SW_MINIMIZE, 0)
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> Where send.bat is:
> -------------------------------------------------
> :) %1 file
> :) %2 subject
> :) %3 smtp server
> :) %4 to email
> :) %5 from email
> rasdial woosh
> echo email sending with command line:
> echo %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
> echo ---
> cat %1 | cjpeg -quality 85 > %1.jpg
> blat filler.txt -to %4 -f %5 -subject %2 -server %3 -attach %1.jpg -base64
> -mime
> -------------------------------------------------
> 
> There is a blat.dll which I think can be wrapped (ie a 'send_email' function)
> but I never persued wrapping it as the batch file worked fine and gave more
> end user flexibility (eg bringing up the internet connection etc)

I've had success using vmailer.exe on Windows from a
Euphoria program. Vmailer works even when the SMTP server 
requires authentication.

Regards,
   Rob Craig
   Rapid Deployment Software
   http://www.RapidEuphoria.com