Re: Using ShellExecute to send email - C / C++ / MFC Discussion Boards

Abin17-Sep-02 18:02

17-Sep-02 18:02

Hi all, I'm trying to use ShellExecute API to send email, but got some problems, the biggest one is that I don't know how to add line breaks into the email body, below are my code:

// I want to send an email to "abc@def.com",
// with "hello" as subject,
// and "hi,\nHow are you?" as the body.
// Note that I want a line break between "Hi," and "How"
::ShellExecute(NULL,
             "open",
             "mailto:abc@def.com?subject=hello&body=hi,\nHow are you?",
             NULL,
             NULL,
             SW_HIDE);

Everything went OK except the line break got eaten, I also tried "\n\r", no good either. Anyone know how to add line breaks? Thanks in advance.

Bin

Re: Using ShellExecute to send email

Shog⁹17-Sep-02 19:19

Shog⁹

17-Sep-02 19:19

You're probably better off just using MAPI. Do a search for MAPI here, there are a few nice articles / wrapper classes.

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Re: Using ShellExecute to send email

Abin17-Sep-02 20:17

Abin

17-Sep-02 20:17

I tried those classes, they didn't work because my SMTP requires user authentication before sending messages(which SMTP does not nowadays?).

Re: Using ShellExecute to send email

Jon Hulatt17-Sep-02 22:15

Jon Hulatt

17-Sep-02 22:15

You'd need to url encode all the arguments sent to the mailto link.

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Re: Using ShellExecute to send email

Stephane Rodriguez.17-Sep-02 22:16

Stephane Rodriguez.

17-Sep-02 22:16

You've got to use %0D%0A instead or \r\n.

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Re: Using ShellExecute to send email

Abin17-Sep-02 22:38

Abin

17-Sep-02 22:38

Thank you, A LOT!

Re: Using ShellExecute to send email

adamUK17-Sep-02 22:15

adamUK

17-Sep-02 22:15

You need to use %0A for linefeed and %0D for carriage return.. also you need to put %20 instead of every space...e.g. "How are you" should become "How%20are%20you%3F"

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q192341&[^]

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Re: Using ShellExecute to send email

[James Pullicino]17-Sep-02 23:22

[James Pullicino]

17-Sep-02 23:22

Take a look at CDO2000, it may be useful.

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Where ANSI C Library Source Code can be downloaded?

shi17-Sep-02 17:08

shi

17-Sep-02 17:08

I am a jackaroo about C. Smile | :)

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Re: Where ANSI C Library Source Code can be downloaded?

C^hris L^osinger17-Sep-02 18:18

C^hris L^osinger

17-Sep-02 18:18

you can get MS's if you get a full version of Visual Studio.

or, you can just go get yourself a copy of gcc.

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bool question?

Rene De La Garza17-Sep-02 17:03

Rene De La Garza

17-Sep-02 17:03

im trying to serialize something but this works;
ar << m_bool;

and this doesn`t:
ar >> m_bool;

why?

Re: bool question?

.dan.g.17-Sep-02 17:16

.dan.g.

17-Sep-02 17:16

i notice in "afx.h" that the CArchive class does not have an explicit override for '<< bool' so this may be the problem.

try casting it like this (as an experiment):

ar << (int)m_bool;

ar >> (int&)m_bool;

Re: bool question?

Rene De La Garza17-Sep-02 17:22

Rene De La Garza

17-Sep-02 17:22

thanks it compiles just let me check if it works fine Big Grin | :-D

Re: bool question?

Mike Nordell18-Sep-02 3:37

Mike Nordell

18-Sep-02 3:37

As already explained, this was just an <i>experiment</i>.

For "the real stuff" you should provide your own streaming operators like:
CArchive& operator<<(CArchive&, bool);
CArchive& operator>>(CArchive&, bool&);

Re: bool question?

Rene De La Garza18-Sep-02 10:35

Rene De La Garza

18-Sep-02 10:35

thanks i just did that. Big Grin | :-D

minmaxinfo question

nss17-Sep-02 16:49

nss

17-Sep-02 16:49

From MSDN:

<code>ptMaxSize</code> 
Specifies the maximized width (point.x) and the maximized height (point.y) of the window. For systems with multiple monitors, this refers to the primary monitor. 

<code>ptMaxTrackSize </code>
Specifies the maximum tracking width (point.x) and the maximum tracking height (point.y) of the window. For systems with multiple monitors, this is the size for a window that is made as large as the virtual screen.

Whats tracking refer to ?
Thanks,
ns

Re: minmaxinfo question

.dan.g.17-Sep-02 16:50

.dan.g.

17-Sep-02 16:50

tracking refers to dragging the edge of the window.

i think it harks back to the days when windows displayed a 'tracking rectangle' as you dragged instead of the dynamic resizing we get today.

thanks and another....

nss17-Sep-02 17:01

nss

17-Sep-02 17:01

Thanks. Next question. I set my max size hardcoded as

lpMMI->ptMaxTrackSize = CPoint(1228,872);

because thats what looks best on my machine. My XP resolution is 1280 by 1024 . If I maximise this app on a lower resolution machine, its going to go offscreen right? Or will it get as big as it can and stop there? If it goes offscreen I dont know how we'll get a hold of it to minimize it again (if the title bar is offscreen).

Should I not code this line?

Thanks,
ns

Re: thanks and another....

Paul M Watt17-Sep-02 17:05

Paul M Watt

17-Sep-02 17:05

The max track size will only allow the window to be tracked to the maximum size that you set, or as far as the cursor can resize the window. Basically the max size is the minimum of what you specify, and the size of the screen that the window is running on.

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Re: thanks and another....

nss17-Sep-02 17:09

nss

17-Sep-02 17:09

many thanks! So I'm in no danger with my hardcoding....

Re: thanks and another....

.dan.g.17-Sep-02 17:10

.dan.g.

17-Sep-02 17:10

have a look at the size that windows provides as a default.

typically this is the available desktop area.

then instead of hardcoding a value, you could do it like this:

lpMMI->ptMaxTrackSize.x = min(lpMMI->ptMaxTrackSize.x, 1228);
lpMMI->ptMaxTrackSize.y = min(lpMMI->ptMaxTrackSize.y, 872);

this way the size will not exceed your values on a high-res monitor but will also not exceed the desktop on lower-res monitors.

Thank you all!

nss17-Sep-02 17:19

nss

17-Sep-02 17:19

Appreciate your helpful responses. I actually tested the app hardcoded as is (without the nifty if condition you've given me, and it didnt make it off screen.). But I wil implement yopur solution.
Thanks again,
ns Big Grin | :-D

Static Control Clicked

DarrollWalsh17-Sep-02 16:11

DarrollWalsh

17-Sep-02 16:11

Ok I know this is going to be simple, but how do I get a BN_CLICKED message for a static control?

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Re: Static Control Clicked

Michael Dunn17-Sep-02 16:29

Michael Dunn

17-Sep-02 16:29

Only buttons send BN_CLICKED (BN = button notification). You need to set the "notify" property for the static, and then handle the notification the control sends, STN_CLICKED.

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Re: Static Control Clicked

imran_rafique17-Sep-02 16:33

imran_rafique

17-Sep-02 16:33

check it and try to run it
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who told u its simple?

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