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Convert HTML to RTF to send e-mail?

Convert HTML to RTF to send e-mail?

Post by Gary Fric » Fri, 06 Aug 1999 04:00:00



Requirement: Display dynamic HTML form to browser then allow user to send
output to e-mail.
Problem:        Output gets sent with HTML tags.  Can't format to ASCII text
or RTF.

When I try to send the output with the GET method, I get HTML tags and text.
If I send it with the POST method, I get absolutely nothing.  I specified
ENCTYPE="text/plain" and "text/html" and it makes no difference either.  I
have provided a test example for anyone to comment on.

Thanks,
Gary


<% Response.Buffer = true; %>
<HTML>
<META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0">
<HEAD>
</HEAD>
<BODY>

<%
name_array = new Array("Apples","Oranges","Pears","Bananas","Peaches");
Session("Names") = name_array;
str = (
 'Response.Write("<table>");'+
 'for (i=0;i<5;i++) '+
   '{' +
    'Response.Write("<tr><td>" + Session("Names")[i] + "</td></tr>");'+
   '}'+
 'Response.Write("</table>");'
 );
 eval(str);

%>
 <form id=mailform method="get" ENCTYPE="text/html"

 <INPUT NAME=subject TYPE=hidden VALUE="Itineray for " +
<<%=Session("first_name")%> +'&nbsp' + <%=Session("last_name")%> >
   <TEXTAREA NAME=body COLS=0>
  <%=eval(str)%></TEXTAREA>
  <input type=submit name=mailbut value="Send Mail" >
 </form>
</BODY>
</HTML>

 
 
 
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Convert HTML to RTF to send e-mail?

Post by MS » Fri, 06 Aug 1999 04:00:00


Hi Gary,


Quote:> When I try to send the output with the GET method, I get HTML tags and
text.
> If I send it with the POST method, I get absolutely nothing.  I specified
> ENCTYPE="text/plain" and "text/html" and it makes no difference either.  I
> have provided a test example for anyone to comment on.

Don't you mean the other way around? Usually, GET sends nothing and POST
sends the data.

Quote:> str = (
>  'Response.Write("<table>");'+
>  'for (i=0;i<5;i++) '+
>    '{' +
>     'Response.Write("<tr><td>" + Session("Names")[i] + "</td></tr>");'+
>    '}'+
>  'Response.Write("</table>");'
>  );
>  eval(str);

I can't imagine why you are doing this! :-) What is wrong with just building
a string normally:

    var s = "<table>\n";
    for (i=0;i<5;i++)
        s += "<tr><td>" + Session("Names")[i] + "</td></tr>\n";

    s+= "</table>\n";
    Response.Write(s);

Anyway, the following works just fine:

<html>
<head>
<title>Mail Form Test</title>
</head>
<body>

<textarea name="data">
</textarea>
<input type="submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>

Peter

--

Microsoft Windows Script Program Manager.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting

 
 
 
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Convert HTML to RTF to send e-mail?

Post by Gary Fric » Fri, 06 Aug 1999 04:00:00


Hi Peter,

     Yes, I would have figured that GET would send nothing and POST the
opposite. Go figure.

     The reason I am building the strings this way is because that is the
only way I could figure to generate output that could be used to display as
well as send.  Is there an easier way that you can suggest?  I would be
happy if I could avoid building this eval string.

Thanks,
Gary


>Hi Gary,



>> When I try to send the output with the GET method, I get HTML tags and
>text.
>> If I send it with the POST method, I get absolutely nothing.  I specified
>> ENCTYPE="text/plain" and "text/html" and it makes no difference either.
I
>> have provided a test example for anyone to comment on.

>Don't you mean the other way around? Usually, GET sends nothing and POST
>sends the data.

>> str = (
>>  'Response.Write("<table>");'+
>>  'for (i=0;i<5;i++) '+
>>    '{' +
>>     'Response.Write("<tr><td>" + Session("Names")[i] + "</td></tr>");'+
>>    '}'+
>>  'Response.Write("</table>");'
>>  );
>>  eval(str);

>I can't imagine why you are doing this! :-) What is wrong with just
building
>a string normally:

>    var s = "<table>\n";
>    for (i=0;i<5;i++)
>        s += "<tr><td>" + Session("Names")[i] + "</td></tr>\n";

>    s+= "</table>\n";
>    Response.Write(s);

>Anyway, the following works just fine:

><html>
><head>
><title>Mail Form Test</title>
></head>
><body>

><textarea name="data">
></textarea>
><input type="submit">
></form>
></body>
></html>

>Peter

>--

>Microsoft Windows Script Program Manager.
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting

 
 
 
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Convert HTML to RTF to send e-mail?

Post by MS » Fri, 06 Aug 1999 04:00:00


Hi Gary,


Quote:>      Yes, I would have figured that GET would send nothing and POST the
> opposite. Go figure.

What about with the sample form I posted before? Does that work (it should
do!)

Quote:>      The reason I am building the strings this way is because that is the
> only way I could figure to generate output that could be used to display
as
> well as send.  Is there an easier way that you can suggest?  I would be
> happy if I could avoid building this eval string.

Can't you just Response.Write() the string again inside your text area? At
first I couldn't believe you were doing the eval, and then I saw that you
used the string further on... but the dynamically-built string should be no
different (from what I saw of the code - maybe I missed something).

Peter

P.S. Please tell your bosses to stop supporting Linux and instead only sell
Windows 2000 ;-) Ha ha ha ha ha

--

Microsoft Windows Script Program Manager.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting

 
 
 
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Convert HTML to RTF to send e-mail?

Post by Gary Fric » Sat, 07 Aug 1999 04:00:00


No, the sample you sent doesn't work either.  Perhaps it has something to do
with running this on NT workstation and PWS.  We run outlook and Exchange as
our e-mail system.  Regardless of what address I specify in the 'mailto:' it
always puts up an outlook 'new mail message' dialog box outfitted with my
personal e-mail address and nothing is in the 'body' section.  Shouldn't it

something?

Thanks,
Gary


>Hi Gary,



>>      Yes, I would have figured that GET would send nothing and POST the
>> opposite. Go figure.

>What about with the sample form I posted before? Does that work (it should
>do!)

>>      The reason I am building the strings this way is because that is the
>> only way I could figure to generate output that could be used to display
>as
>> well as send.  Is there an easier way that you can suggest?  I would be
>> happy if I could avoid building this eval string.

>Can't you just Response.Write() the string again inside your text area? At
>first I couldn't believe you were doing the eval, and then I saw that you
>used the string further on... but the dynamically-built string should be no
>different (from what I saw of the code - maybe I missed something).

>Peter

>P.S. Please tell your bosses to stop supporting Linux and instead only sell
>Windows 2000 ;-) Ha ha ha ha ha

>--

>Microsoft Windows Script Program Manager.
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting

 
 
 
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Convert HTML to RTF to send e-mail?

Post by MS » Sat, 07 Aug 1999 04:00:00



> No, the sample you sent doesn't work either.  Perhaps it has something to
do
> with running this on NT workstation and PWS.  We run outlook and Exchange
as
> our e-mail system.  Regardless of what address I specify in the 'mailto:'
it
> always puts up an outlook 'new mail message' dialog box outfitted with my
> personal e-mail address and nothing is in the 'body' section.  Shouldn't
it

> something?

Ahhhh, OK. It works fine with Outlook Express and should work fine with
other "real" internet mail systems <g>.

Is there anything on the knowledgebase about using Outlook for submitting
forms with the mailto: format? My best guess here is that Outlook simply
doesn't support the feature.

Peter

--

Microsoft Windows Script Program Manager.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting

 
 
 
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Convert HTML to RTF to send e-mail?

Post by Gary Fric » Sat, 07 Aug 1999 04:00:00


Peter,

    I'm checking out alternatives.  I found a freeware ActiveXObject that
does e-mail stuff.  I going to testdrive it.

Thanks,
Gary




>> No, the sample you sent doesn't work either.  Perhaps it has something to
>do
>> with running this on NT workstation and PWS.  We run outlook and Exchange
>as
>> our e-mail system.  Regardless of what address I specify in the 'mailto:'
>it
>> always puts up an outlook 'new mail message' dialog box outfitted with my
>> personal e-mail address and nothing is in the 'body' section.  Shouldn't
>it

>> something?

>Ahhhh, OK. It works fine with Outlook Express and should work fine with
>other "real" internet mail systems <g>.

>Is there anything on the knowledgebase about using Outlook for submitting
>forms with the mailto: format? My best guess here is that Outlook simply
>doesn't support the feature.

>Peter

>--

>Microsoft Windows Script Program Manager.
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting

 
 
 
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