If you're going to use the CFMAIL tag, you have to write attachments to disk. There is no way around it, and I've tried MANY different ways to get around it. In the end, we had to end up using a hand rolled Java-based mail proxy service. Bye bye CFMAIL. Let me reiterate your astonishment at finding out that you can't attach data to an email without first writing it to disk. When I discovered this limitation of CFMX, I was stunned (yes I do consider it a limitation).
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Gombala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 7:33 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: CFMAIL Attachments on the fly (not from a file) > > Say you create a PDF with either <cfdocument> or ActivePDF > and then say you want to attach that PDF to an email without > saving the PDF to disk. I have been trying to accomplish this > to no avail. I can't imagine that this isn't a function of > CFMX or wasn't included in the CFMX 7 update. > > I can easily create the PDF, base64 it... but that is about > as far as I get. > As far as I can tell there is no way to embed the encoded PDF > as a MIME type application/pdf. I imagine I can write my own > .cfmail file using <cffile> and drop it into the Spool > directory, however from the looks of it the ..cfmail files > aren't exactly RFC2822 compliant nor can I find any > documentation on this file. Maybe I have to use another SMTP > program... > maybe I have to use JavaMail directly... or maybe I just > missed the boat here... I am open to any and all suggestions > (besides writing the file to > disk) > > Just to clarify, it would be extremely inefficient to save > the PDF to disk, attach it and then delete it. > > Jeff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:214323 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
