We generally create the text of the message before we call the CFMAIL tag precisely to prevent all the whitespace. Then all we need is:
<cfmail ...>#Variables.mailMessageText#</cfmail> If you're using CF5 & up, CFSAVECONTENT will be very helpful here. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Leder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 10:48 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: CFMail Best Practice > > > Hi All, > I'm looking for some kind of best practice when using the > CFMAIL tag in > terms of selectively controlling whitespace. If you look at > the example > below, my problem is the that the <CFIF> statements create an > empty row even > if they are not called - so if only one CFIF statement EQ > Yes, I will still > have several rows of white space. I've also found that the > <CFMAILPARAM> > tag used after the beginning <CFMAIL> statement also creates > a blank line at > the top of the mail message. In addition, I would like my > Phone, Email, and > Web rows (at the bottom) to line up nicely. > > CFPROCESSINGDIRECTIVE as shown below has no effect on the > output. What's > the best solution others have used? <CFSILENT> ? <CFSETTING > ENABLECFOUTPUTONLY> ? > > Thanks, > Mark > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > <cfset CRLF = chr(13)& chr(10)> > <!--- Mail which goes to the user who filled out the form ---> > <CFMAIL TO="#FORM.emailadr#" > FROM=#fromemail# > SUBJECT="Correspondance Confirmation" > BCC=#bcc#> > Thank you for visiting #companyname# on the web. > <cfprocessingdirective suppresswhitespace="yes"> > <CFIF FORM.Message IS NOT "">For your reference, since you > provided inquiry > comments, they are listed here:#CRLF# > <CFIF FORM.lymph IS "Yes">I'm interested in learning > more about your > Lymph Drainage Therapy.</CFIF> > <CFIF FORM.aroma IS "Yes">I'm interested in learning more about > Aroma Therapy.</CFIF> > <CFIF FORM.craniosacral IS "Yes">I'm interested in learning more > about your CranioSacral Therapy.</CFIF> > <CFIF FORM.farinfrared IS "Yes">I'm interested in learning more > about your Far Infrared Sauna Therapy.</CFIF> > <CFIF FORM.intensive IS "Yes">I'm interested in > learning more about > your Intensive Treatment Therapy.</CFIF> > <CFIF FORM.bodytalk IS "Yes">I'm interested in learning > more about > your Body Talk System.</CFIF> > <CFIF FORM.privacy IS "Yes">I have a question about the > privacy on > this site.</CFIF> > <CFIF FORM.course IS "Yes">I'm interested in signing up for the > following course when it is announced: > #Trim(FORM.activity)#</CFIF> > <CFIF FORM.signup IS "Yes">I'm signing up for the following free > course:#CRLF# > Course Title: #Trim(qCalendarTBA.activityTitle)##CRLF# > Course Date: #DateFormat(qCalendarTBA.cal_date_start, > "DDDD, MMMM > DD, YYYY")##CRLF# > Course Time: #Trim(qCalendarTBA.activity_Time)##CRLF# > Course Instructor: #Trim(qCalendarTBA.instructorName)##CRLF# > Course Location: #Trim(qCalendarTBA.locationname)##CRLF# > Course Address: #Trim(qCalendarTBA.address)##CRLF# > Course City, State, Zip: #Trim(qCalendarTBA.city)#, > #Trim(qCalendarTBA.state)# #Trim(qCalendarTBA.zip)#</CFIF> > > #Trim(FORM.Message)#</CFIF> > </cfprocessingdirective> > > We will follow up shortly regarding your e-mail message. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
