David, A lot has to do with what email client is installed on that machine and if it is open and running. For consistent results, I usually call a VB script to create the email and then send it to the users Outlook client. I didn't write it but I would be more than happy to share it if you are interested.
SKIP > On Jun 21, 2015, at 9:25 AM, David V Glasgow <dvglas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Folks, > > I am just doing the final tweaks on an app designed for an NHS Trust to > support clinical decision making . It is exclusively a Win environment. So > far, apart from the usual font faff, the deployment platform hasn’t given me > any real headaches. However, a week before roll out I have learned that a > button designed as a last resort call for help doesn’t work. I had carefully > tested all the complex stuff, but hadn’t bothered with this because it was a > single line of script: > > revMail “Cluster.Buster@*************.nhs.uk",,"Cluster Buster - help I'm > stuck" > > It works fine in the dev environment, and on Mac standalones. On Windows 8 > it does nothing. > > Just in case it was an inclusions thing, I switched to automatic inclusions, > but this made no difference. > > Is there any possibility it is a security setting on the network? I can talk > to the NHS Trust IT folks next week, but I am a bear of little brain when it > comes to Win networks, and I could do with a few sensible pointers if this is > a possibility. > > I noticed that just about 2 years ago Mark Stuart reported that Revmail > didn’t then work on Windows 8. That couldn’t still be an issue, could it? > > Finally, are there any pointers to a simple alternative approach to Revmail? > (bearing in mind I have no control and very little access to any aspects of > the platform or network) > > Cheers, > > David Glasgow > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
