Hyperlink in text string

**lbargers** · August 21st, 2007, 01:21 PM

Hello,

Is there a way to include a hyperlink inside a string? I am using SMTP to send a verification email, and I would like to inlcude a hyperlink to the website login, as well as a link to the admin email. I was able to get this working, but the entire path show up for the hyperlink, and "mailto:" is including at the beginning of the email link. For formatting purposes I would like this to be setup similar to a standard A HREF hyperlink tag. Here is the code i am working with. Thanks for any help on this!

Code:

    Private Sub SendEmailNotification(ByVal Message As String, ByVal Question As String, ByVal OptionName As String, ByVal Rating As String)

            Dim mailMsg As New MailMessage("[email protected]", "[email protected]")

            With mailMsg
                .Subject = "Moderation Required!"
                .Body = UserInfo.DisplayName & " has modified comments related to """ & Question & """. Please Log into ""MyBold"" to review." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
                 & "       User: " & UserInfo.DisplayName & vbCrLf _
                 & "   Question: " & Question & vbCrLf _
                 & "Option Name: " & OptionName & vbCrLf _
                 & "     Rating: " & Rating & vbCrLf _
                 & "    Comment: " & Message & vbCrLf _
                 & "  Date/Time: " & Now() & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
                 & "Login to http://www.mywebsite.com/bt2/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Login/Default.aspx?returnurl=%2fbt2%2fHome%2ftabid%2f36%2fDefault.aspx to moderate user requests." & vbCrLf _"
                 & "Admin:" & vbCrLf _
                 & "mailto:" & mailMsg.From.Address

            End With

            Try
                Dim emailClient As New SmtpClient("dom-02.boldgroup.int", 25)
                emailClient.Send(mailMsg)
            Catch exp As Exception
                lblUserMessage.Text = exp.ToString()
            End Try

        End Sub

**jmcilhinney** · August 21st, 2007, 10:15 PM

Your MailMessage needs to be in HTML format first, then you just make the body a string containing HTML code, including an HREF tag.

**Thread1** · August 21st, 2007, 10:27 PM

here is a sample code

Code:

      Dim m As New System.Web.Mail.MailMessage
      Dim sm As System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail

      m.BodyFormat = Web.Mail.MailFormat.Html
      m.To = "[email protected]"
      m.From = "[email protected]"
      m.Subject = "test"
      m.Body = "<html><body>" & _
               "<p />" & _
               "Please click <a href=""http://domain.com/mysite"">here</a> to login." & _
               "<p />" & _
               "Please click <a href=""mailto:[email protected]"">here</a> to mail me." & _
               "</body></html>"

      sm.SmtpServer = "<your mail server here>"
      sm.Send(m)

**jmcilhinney** · August 22nd, 2007, 01:55 AM

Originally Posted by Thread1

here is a sample code

Code:

      Dim m As New System.Web.Mail.MailMessage
      Dim sm As System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail

      m.BodyFormat = Web.Mail.MailFormat.Html
      m.To = "[email protected]"
      m.From = "[email protected]"
      m.Subject = "test"
      m.Body = "<html><body>" & _
               "<p />" & _
               "Please click <a href=""http://domain.com/mysite"">here</a> to login." & _
               "<p />" & _
               "Please click <a href=""mailto:[email protected]"">here</a> to mail me." & _
               "</body></html>"

      sm.SmtpServer = "<your mail server here>"
      sm.Send(m)

The OP is using System.Net.Mail (.Net 2.0+), not System.Web.Mail (.NET 1.x).

**Thread1** · August 22nd, 2007, 02:29 AM

^ nice catch

**lbargers** · August 22nd, 2007, 09:27 AM

Many Thanks! Its working now.

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