System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt c# query

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Hi All,

I am using c# to build an application. I want a button that will be able to
open a new mail message with an attachment. The new mail message works but I
can't get the attachment to work - there is no error message just no
attachment. Any ideas? Code i am using is;

System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("mailto:em** *@email.com?sub ject=Software&b ody=see attachment&atta chment=c:/myview.mht");

Thanks

[DeveloperX]

On 4 Jan, 11:44, JimJob <Jim...@discuss ions.microsoft. comwrote:

Hi All,

I am using c# to build an application. I want a button that will be able to
open a new mail message with an attachment. *The new mail message works but I
can't get the attachment to work - there is no error message just no
attachment. *Any ideas? *Code i am using is;

System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("mailto:em.. [e-mail]?sub ject=Software&b ody=see attachment&atta chment=c:/myview.mht");

Thanks

try c:\ and prefix the string with an @

ie

(@"mailto:em... @email.com?subj ect=Software&bo dy=see
attachment&atta chment=c:\myvie w.mht"

@ will stop the compiler treating \ as an escape character.

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Thanks developer - but no joy. I have also tried @ C:\ or C:/ to no avail

"DeveloperX " wrote:

On 4 Jan, 11:44, JimJob <Jim...@discuss ions.microsoft. comwrote:

Hi All,

I am using c# to build an application. I want a button that will be able to
open a new mail message with an attachment. The new mail message works but I
can't get the attachment to work - there is no error message just no
attachment. Any ideas? Code i am using is;

System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("mailto:em.. [e-mail]?sub ject=Software&b ody=see attachment&atta chment=c:/myview.mht");

Thanks

try c:\ and prefix the string with an @

ie

(@"mailto:em... @email.com?subj ect=Software&bo dy=see
attachment&atta chment=c:\myvie w.mht"

@ will stop the compiler treating \ as an escape character.

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

I'm not sure if you can do it. mailto is intended to be used from a webpage,
there is no way to attach a local file from a webpage's link

--
Ignacio Machin
http://www.laceupsolutions.com
Mobile & warehouse Solutions.
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Hi All,

I am using c# to build an application. I want a button that will be able
to
open a new mail message with an attachment. The new mail message works
but I
can't get the attachment to work - there is no error message just no
attachment. Any ideas? Code i am using is;

System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("mailto:em** *@email.com?sub ject=Software&b ody=see
attachment&atta chment=c:/myview.mht");

Thanks

[DeveloperX]

On 4 Jan, 13:59, JimJob <Jim...@discuss ions.microsoft. comwrote:

Thanks developer - but no joy. *I have also tried @ C:\ or C:/ to no avail

"DeveloperX " wrote:

On 4 Jan, 11:44, JimJob <Jim...@discuss ions.microsoft. comwrote:

Hi All,

I am using c# to build an application. I want a button that will be able to
open a new mail message with an attachment. *The new mail message works but I
can't get the attachment to work - there is no error message just no
attachment. *Any ideas? *Code i am using is;

System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("mailto:em.. [e-mail]?sub ject=Software&b ody=see attachment&atta chment=c:/myview.mht");

Thanks

try c:\ and prefix the string with an @

ie

(@"mailto:em... @email.com?subj ect=Software&bo dy=see
attachment&atta chment=c:\myvie w.mht"

@ will stop the compiler treating \ as an escape character.- Hide quotedtext -

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Ignacio appears to be correct, my apologies. You could always add a
reference to System.Web.Mail and use the classes in there. having a
quick poke, I got:

using System.Web.Mail ;
MailMessage message = new MailMessage();
message.From = "pe****@place.c om";
message.Body = "body";
message.To ="anotherpe**** @place.com";
message.Subject = "subject";
message.Attachm ents.Add(new MailAttachment( @"C:\boot.ini") );
SmtpMail.SmtpSe rver = "smtp.mailserve r.com";
SmtpMail.Send(m essage);

should do it, but if you get a "CDO.messag e not found" message that's
to do with authentication. (I got that error, there seem to be alot of
posts about it!)
alternatively I managed to get this to work using outlook interop, but
again, outlook now has all that cruddy security so it pops up a dialog
saying is this ok?? I'm sure I've read about ways of disabling that,
but it was a while ago.

using Microsoft.Offic e.Interop.Outlo ok;
Microsoft.Offic e.Interop.Outlo ok.Application app =
new Microsoft.Offic e.Interop.Outlo ok.ApplicationC lass();
MailItem message = (MailItem)app.C reateItem(OlIte mType.olMailIte m);

Recipient recip =
(Recipient)mess age.Recipients. Add("pe****@pla ce.com");
recip.Resolve() ;

message.Body = "body";
message.Subject = "subject";
message.Attachm ents.Add(@"C:\b oot.ini",
OlAttachmentTyp e.olByValue,mes sage.Body.Lengt h + 1, "an attachment");
//message.Save();
//message.Display (false);
message.Send();
probably no help, but you never know.

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Thanks Developer - I am attempting to to try your second solution - however
it dosent like "using Microsoft.Offic e.Interop.Outlo ok;" am i missing a
required reference? Asking permission to use outlook wont cause a problem
for me.

I tried the System.Web.Mail method and that works fine - but I would prefer
that on the click of a button a new mail message window opens with the
attachement and the user then inputs what they want and then click on send.
Rather then a message being sent in the back ground with no user interaction
which is the case of the System.Web.Mail .

I feel i am getting close to the solution.....th ought it would be easier
though!

Thanks

"DeveloperX " wrote:

On 4 Jan, 13:59, JimJob <Jim...@discuss ions.microsoft. comwrote:

Thanks developer - but no joy. I have also tried @ C:\ or C:/ to no avail

"DeveloperX " wrote:

On 4 Jan, 11:44, JimJob <Jim...@discuss ions.microsoft. comwrote:
Hi All,

I am using c# to build an application. I want a button that will be able to
open a new mail message with an attachment. The new mail message works but I
can't get the attachment to work - there is no error message just no
attachment. Any ideas? Code i am using is;

System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("mailto:em.. [e-mail]?sub ject=Software&b ody=see attachment&atta chment=c:/myview.mht");

Thanks

try c:\ and prefix the string with an @

ie

(@"mailto:em... @email.com?subj ect=Software&bo dy=see
attachment&atta chment=c:\myvie w.mht"

@ will stop the compiler treating \ as an escape character.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Ignacio appears to be correct, my apologies. You could always add a
reference to System.Web.Mail and use the classes in there. having a
quick poke, I got:

using System.Web.Mail ;
MailMessage message = new MailMessage();
message.From = "pe****@place.c om";
message.Body = "body";
message.To ="anotherpe**** @place.com";
message.Subject = "subject";
message.Attachm ents.Add(new MailAttachment( @"C:\boot.ini") );
SmtpMail.SmtpSe rver = "smtp.mailserve r.com";
SmtpMail.Send(m essage);

should do it, but if you get a "CDO.messag e not found" message that's
to do with authentication. (I got that error, there seem to be alot of
posts about it!)
alternatively I managed to get this to work using outlook interop, but
again, outlook now has all that cruddy security so it pops up a dialog
saying is this ok?? I'm sure I've read about ways of disabling that,
but it was a while ago.

using Microsoft.Offic e.Interop.Outlo ok;
Microsoft.Offic e.Interop.Outlo ok.Application app =
new Microsoft.Offic e.Interop.Outlo ok.ApplicationC lass();
MailItem message = (MailItem)app.C reateItem(OlIte mType.olMailIte m);

Recipient recip =
(Recipient)mess age.Recipients. Add("pe****@pla ce.com");
recip.Resolve() ;

message.Body = "body";
message.Subject = "subject";
message.Attachm ents.Add(@"C:\b oot.ini",
OlAttachmentTyp e.olByValue,mes sage.Body.Lengt h + 1, "an attachment");
//message.Save();
//message.Display (false);
message.Send();
probably no help, but you never know.