>I am trying to send an attachment file with the mcmail.mc file. So far, this
>is what I have done:
>
>I put a field "theAttachment" into the card. The script is from the button
>"Send", with my addition clearly marked.
>
>It does something, but it doesn't place it as an attachment, but as a part
>of the body text.
>
>
> # construct email header
> put "" into mailraw
> put "From: "& fld "mailfrom" & crlf after mailraw
> put "Date: "& mimedate() & crlf after mailraw
> put "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii"& crlf after mailraw
> put "MIME-Version: 1.0"& crlf after mailraw
> put "Message-Id: <"& the seconds &"-"& the ticks &"@MetaCardSMTP>" & crlf
>after mailraw
> put "To: "& fld "to" & crlf after mailraw
> if fld "cc" <> "" then
>put "CC: "& fld "cc" & crlf after mailraw
> end if
> put "Subject: "& fld "subject" & crlf after mailraw
> put crlf & fld "body" after mailraw
>
>
> -- ** MY ADDITION
> if fld "theAttachment" is not empty then
>put fld "theAttachment" into theAttachmentName
Try
put url "binfile:" & theAttachmentName into theattachment
put crlf & "Content-Type: application/base64; name=" & quote & \
theAttachmentName & quote after mailraw
put crlf & crlf & base64Encode(theattachment) after mailraw
>put "binfile:" & theAttachmentName into theattachment
>put crlf & "Content-Type: application/base64; name=" & quote &
>theattachment & quote after mailraw
>put crlf & crlf & base64Encode(url theAttachment) after mailraw
> end if
> --
>
>
> # socket implementation, talking to smtp
> smtpsend fld "smtpserver",fld "mailfrom",validEmailList,mailraw
>end composemail
>
>
>--
>
>I sent the file (a MetaCard file) to myself. I copied and pasted the encoded
>data in my email into a MC field. A button has the following script:
>
>on mouseUp
> ask file "What file to save to?"
> put it into thefileName
> put base64Decode(field "thebinfile") into URL thefileName
>end mouseUp
>
>But now, when I attempt to open the file (type into the message box "Answer
>file "?"; open it), I get the message "stack was corrupted by a non-binary
>file transfer"
>
>-
>
>So, any suggestions? I really *need* to be able to send file attachments
>with this MCmail protocol. I am building an app that will generate a MC
>stack, then email it to the appropriate person.
>
>Thanks for your help,
>
>Raymond
>
>
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