MrEase Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Hi, a Send Mail script step I made creates a new mail in the drafts folder of Entourage but doesn't open the mail. Is this a problem of the settings of Entourage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kady Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Use the URL scriptstep instead and make the url it goes to mailto:InsertEmailAddyHere and it'll open right up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisellen Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Hi I also have an Entourage problem using OSX. My script will send mail using Apple Mail on Mac and Outlook on pc but it will not send using Entourage. I am using the send mail command within Filemaker. I tried the above mailto command but I need to populate the subject and other fields including the attachment. Entourage did not open a new mail window at all before I used the mailto command. Help would be appreciated. I did ring FIlemaker and Microsoft but have not progressed my problem. Many thanks Chrisellen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiec Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Hi I also have this problem and would like to try the URL script step but (sorry to be so thick) how do I specify it as an email addess ie prefix the mailto: If I specify the field eg table::email it opens it as a web page. If I add in the mailto: manually it opens the email but inserts table::email as the address. Regards Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winslowtech Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 This is what works: right/control click on the button and select "Specify Button..." go to miscellaneous select "Open URL" check the "Perform without dialog" box click the "Specify..." button type in the following in the one-line dialog box that appears: "mailto:" & (DatabaseName::EMailFieldName) click the OK button. Works like a charm. The parentheses surrounding the field are the secret. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskala23 Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 I am also having same problem. I used: "mailto:" & (DatabaseName::EMailFieldName) The e-mail pops up just fine but "to" has the code instead of of the e-mail address for my contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiec Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Indeed it does! Thanks for the reply. Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winslowtech Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 I am also having same problem. I used: "mailto:" & (DatabaseName::EMailFieldName) The e-mail pops up just fine but "to" has the code instead of of the e-mail address for my contact. Which version of Entourage are you using? This was tested with 2004 with all the latest MS patches, and has worked without a hitch. You might also try resetting your Entourage Prefs (they do get corrupted quite a bit-whaddya want?-it's Micro$oft) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskala23 Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 was using 11.2.3 upgraded to 11.2.4. I also reset preferences. Still having same problem. Here is exactly what I am using: "mailto: & (Reel::Email)" In the e-mail it says "Reel::Email" in the "to" Field. It will not let me quote "mailto:" seperately. Does it matter where the database is located on my harddrive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiec Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 The thing I didn't get the first time I tried this was that you need to set it as a calculation using the specify button. When I first went to set it up the dialog box came up with the entry field - this field will not let you set the "mailto" but if you click the specify button it brings up the calculation dialog where it can be entered. It seems so simple now but I just didnt twig at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskala23 Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Excellent, that is what I needed to know! Works great now! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmille44@mac.com Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Yes that worked for me to. Great work. Any ideas on how to include an attachment in the email in entourage, to just pull out of a container filed if it has a file in there and add it as attached file? That would be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexxaBubba Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 having this same problem? How do you do this with a BCC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmcheng Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Since it appears that the Send Mail script step doesn't work with Entourage 2004, does anyone know why the Filemaker help for both 8.5 and 9.0 says that the Send Mail script step does works with Entourage? Is it referring to an earlier version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liverglimt Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Hi, Is it possible to do this with an attachment? Is it possible to define the subject field with a FM field? Server solution is the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia D. Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Can you tell me how to write this calculation so that the message is addressed to multiple emails (collected across the found set)? Thanks, Julia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoedog Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 this thread might help with adding the container field to your email: http://filemakertoday.com/com/showthread.php?t=18174 Yes that worked for me to. Great work. Any ideas on how to include an attachment in the email in entourage, to just pull out of a container filed if it has a file in there and add it as attached file? That would be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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