Re: styled/formatted text for email body contents

[Bill Weale]

Thank you.

Yes, I should have responded to Lutz some time ago, this seem to be the best 
approach.


Bill

> On Dec 10, 2016, at 4:16 PM, Jim Labos - infobase  wrote:
> 
> As Lutz wrote previously the way to do this the easiest is to use PROCESS 4D
> TAGS .
> 
> You can use loops in an HTML template to create your item lines or anything
> that would be variable and then concatenate your form (Blobs or Text) into
> one variable containing the entire body.
> 
> This will do exactly what you want (if I understood your needs).
> 
> If you need more detail let me know.
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Jim Labos - infobase
> 
> 

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Re: styled/formatted text for email body contents

[Jim Labos - infobase]

As Lutz wrote previously the way to do this the easiest is to use PROCESS 4D
TAGS .

You can use loops in an HTML template to create your item lines or anything
that would be variable and then concatenate your form (Blobs or Text) into
one variable containing the entire body.

This will do exactly what you want (if I understood your needs).

If you need more detail let me know.


Regards

Jim Labos - infobase



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Re: styled/formatted text for email body contents

[Ortwin Zillgen]

> Thanks for any suggestions,

is this of any help?




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O r t w i n  Z i l l g e n
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RE: styled/formatted text for email body contents

[Epperlein, Lutz (agendo)]

> We’re trying to improve the
> appearance of the body content and have it as consistent as possible across 
> all
> email clients.

This can lead to tedious work. As a recommendation, don't do fancy things, let 
the content to be as simple as possible. Especially the rendering of html 
content in MS Outlook is sometimes a bit ... special. Outlook uses the 
rendering engine of MS Word, testing of the content using the Internet Explorer 
doesn't help.

Regards
Lutz
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Re: styled/formatted text for email body contents

[Bill Weale]

Thank you; yes, the emailing itself has worked fine. We’re trying to improve 
the appearance of the body content and have it as consistent as possible across 
all email clients.

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> On Dec 2, 2016, at 3:51 AM, Epperlein, Lutz (agendo) 
>  wrote:
> 
> The task left to you is building the mail body. There are many ways to do it, 
> the easiest way IMO is using PROCESS 4D TAGS

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RE: styled/formatted text for email body contents

[Epperlein, Lutz (agendo)]

HTML e-mail should be the solution

$vlError:=SMTP_AddHeader ($vlRefNo;"Content-Type:";"text/html;charset=utf-8";1)
$vlError:=SMTP_SetPrefs (-1;15;-1)
$vlError:=SMTP_Charset (0;1)
$vlError:=SMTP_Body ($vlRefNo;$vtxtMailBody;4)

The task left to you is building the mail body. There are many ways to do it, 
the easiest way IMO is using PROCESS 4D TAGS

HTH
Regards
Lutz


> -Original Message-
> From: 4D_Tech [mailto:4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com] On Behalf Of Bill Weale
> Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2016 10:46 PM
> To: 4D iNug Technical <4d_tech@lists.4d.com>
> Subject: styled/formatted text for email body contents
> 
> I have a project that uses a web form for ordering. A selection list of 
> products is
> offered in the form and the user fills in a few header fields along with the 
> quantities
> he wants of each item.
> 
> Upon submittal, part of the web server’s task is to send back, via email,
> confirmation of the order. I’m looking for the most efficient way to format 
> that
> content so that it looks reasonably professional—but not overly 
> embellished—in the
> body, or as an attachment, of the confirming email message. I think the 
> solution
> needs to be driven by the easiest-to-use tools in 4D.
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions,
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
> 
> William W. Weale
> 
> Business Owners Support, LLC.
> 
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styled/formatted text for email body contents

[Bill Weale]

I have a project that uses a web form for ordering. A selection list of 
products is offered in the form and the user fills in a few header fields along 
with the quantities he wants of each item.

Upon submittal, part of the web server’s task is to send back, via email, 
confirmation of the order. I’m looking for the most efficient way to format 
that content so that it looks reasonably professional—but not overly 
embellished—in the body, or as an attachment, of the confirming email message. 
I think the solution needs to be driven by the easiest-to-use tools in 4D.

Thanks for any suggestions,

Bill



William W. Weale

Business Owners Support, LLC.

Operations Analysis
MIS Advising
Decision Support Systems

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