----- Original Message ----- From: "steve miller" > I have an application (php/mysql) where we are creating > a pdf file from database content, then we would like to > launch the client's email program to send it (so he can > use his address book which already has all his lists set up). > The only way I know of to get there is by using a "mailto" > link, but I don't know how to attach a file with it. Does > anyone know if this is possible?
Can be done if you can figure it out... because the body of an email can go in a query string for a mailto: (<a href="mailto:address?Body=This+is+the+text+of+the+message";>) and so-called "attachments" are really just encoded into the body of a message using separators. Although with a pdf file, it's possible the resultant query string might exceed whatever limits there are on the size of a query string... guess you'd have to suck it and see. As I say an attachment isn't really 'attached' - because in fact, it's really MIME-encoded then included in the body of a message using MIME separators. If you know how to use php to MIME-encode the PDF file, you can then construct a variable $body holding the full text of the email including the attachment all ready to send, then you just urlencode($body) and put in your page: <a href="mailto:address?Body=<?=$body?>"> There's a good article on using all the "extra" bits of mailto: such as From:, Cc:, Body etc at http://developer.netscape.com/viewsource/husted_mailto/mailto.html Do let us know if you get it to work! ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
