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[SOLVED] edamail works with PDF but not in excel, get a blank sheet
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paulux99
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I have set up my stmp server and the coding below for PDF works fine and I get an output in pdf. However somehow when I use and open the excel option, I get a blank sheet every time with no records.

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT *
IF RECORDLIMIT IS 10
ON TABLE HOLD AS MAIL_FILE FORMAT EXCEL
-*ON TABLE HOLD AS MAIL_FILE FORMAT PDF
END

-RUN
EX EDAMAIL email.com,,test,A,EXCEL,MAIL_FILE
-*EX EDAMAIL email.com,,test,A,PDF,MAIL_FILE

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Posts: 36 | Registered: October 01, 2003Report This Post
dhagen
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It is a bug and it has been reported and, to the best of my knowledge, it is being worked on. You should open a case anyway so that you can be added to the "notification of fix" list.


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paulux99
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Thanks for letting me know this is a known bug.
 
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Edwin
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You need to use XHT and in windows explorer Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types, change XHT default Safari to open with Microsoft Excel.
 
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paulux99
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For time being, I am using XHT along with XL2K but hopefully then Ibi can come up with a fix/update where EXCEL format can be used. thanks.
 
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linnex
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Hi,

if you are running a Windows Server (with .NET and powershell installed) + you are allowed to use -DOS commands you could also try the following:

 
-SET &TMPPATH = TEMPPATH(255,'A255');
-SET &TMPPATH = TRUNCATE(&TMPPATH);

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT *
ON TABLE HOLD AS HTMP FORMAT EXCEL
END
-RUN

-SET &ATTACHMENT_FILENAME = &TMPPATH || 'htmp.xls';
 
   
-SET &SMTP_SERVER = '<enter your smtp server here>';
-SET &SENDER ='<enter your sender mail-addr here>';
-SET &RECEIVER ='<enter your receiver mail-addr here>';
-SET &SUBJECT = 'A test mail';
-SET &HTML_BODY = '<html><body><h3>This is a nice test mail</h3></body></html>';
-TYPE powershell "$SmtpClient = new-object system.net.mail.smtpClient('&SMTP_SERVER|'); $MailMessage = New-Object system.net.mail.mailmessage; $att = new-object Net.Mail.Attachment('&ATTACHMENT_FILENAME|'); $mailmessage.Attachments.Add($att); $mailmessage.from = '&SENDER|'; $mailmessage.To.add('&RECEIVER|'); $mailmessage.Subject = '&SUBJECT|'; $MailMessage.IsBodyHtml = $true; $mailmessage.Body = '&HTML_BODY|'; $smtpclient.Timeout = 30000; $smtpclient.Send($mailmessage);"
-DOS powershell "$SmtpClient = new-object system.net.mail.smtpClient('&SMTP_SERVER|'); $MailMessage = New-Object system.net.mail.mailmessage; $att = new-object Net.Mail.Attachment('&ATTACHMENT_FILENAME|'); $mailmessage.Attachments.Add($att); $mailmessage.from = '&SENDER|'; $mailmessage.To.add('&RECEIVER|'); $mailmessage.Subject = '&SUBJECT|'; $MailMessage.IsBodyHtml = $true; $mailmessage.Body = '&HTML_BODY|'; $smtpclient.Timeout = 30000; $smtpclient.Send($mailmessage);"


The advantage using powershell or an external software for mailing compared to edamail:

multiple attachments (use "$att = new-object Net.Mail.Attachment" multiple times) and nicely formated html mails (not only ref. lines)


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paulux99
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Hello,
thanks for your suggestion, unfortunately I am on a solaris environment. If anyone knows of a similar suggestion for Solaris as linnex did, this would be greatly appreciated.
 
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linnex
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Hi again,

while I do not know the linux / unix equivalent exactly, you could have a look at "mutt" (www.mutt.org). From what I can see it should be able to perform the same stuff on solaris.

cheers Linne


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