URGENT ..Mailing using ShellExecute

[AKG]

hai all

i want to use ShellExecute to invoke the default mail program
and add subject ,body and an attachment
then what should be the command line
i tried with this

mailto:[email protected]?subject=test subject&body=test body&attachment="c:\attach.txt"

but the attachment does not work

thnks
akg

[AKG]

no one there

[loner cn]

Try:

ShellExecute(NULL,"open","MailTo:[email protected]?subject=your subject&body=your body&attachment=\"c:\\attach.txt\"",NULL,NULL,SW_SHOWNORMAL);





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[AKG]

thanks for the replay


this did't work.. the attachment was not there
i want that thing

[loner cn]

Does this attachment file exist in your disk?
It works fine in my machine, I use VC 6.0 and outlook.



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[AKG]

Thanks 4 the replay


yes the file was present...
i'am working in 2k/vc6.0 ,but the code didn't work..

thanks akg

[acedy]

i have tested it!
i have no attachment too!
vc6.0+outlook express

[AKG]

Why does it some times work and other times it does not ??

[Geno Carman]

Outlook Express does not allow you to add an attachment via ShellExecute().

Try using MAPI. It is simple and works very well.
Here is an example that fires off an email with attachment. Note that as written, it requires NO input from user.

#include <mapi.h>
void CMyApp::OnMySendMail()
{
HMODULE hLib=::LoadLibrary("MAPI32.DLL");
if (hLib == NULL)
{
AfxMessageBox(AFX_IDP_FAILED_MAPI_LOAD);
return;
}

ULONG (PASCAL *lpfnSendMail)(ULONG, ULONG, MapiMessage*, FLAGS, ULONG);
(FARPROC&)lpfnSendMail = GetProcAddress(hLib, "MAPISendMail");
if (lpfnSendMail == NULL)
{
AfxMessageBox(AFX_IDP_INVALID_MAPI_DLL);
return;
}

// prepare the file description (for the attachment)
MapiFileDesc fileDesc;
memset(&fileDesc, 0, sizeof(fileDesc));
fileDesc.nPosition = (ULONG)-1;
fileDesc.lpszPathName = "c:\\netlog.txt";

// prepare the recipient description.
MapiRecipDesc recip;
memset(&recip, 0, sizeof(recip));
recip.ulRecipClass = MAPI_TO;
recip.lpszAddress = "[email protected]";

// prepare the message (empty with 1 attachment)
MapiMessage message;
memset(&message, 0, sizeof(message));
message.lpszSubject = "This is a TEST!!!";
message.lpszNoteText = " Dave Paxton\n 1-234-567-8901\n [email protected]";

// Recipients.
message.nRecipCount = 1;
message.lpRecips = &recip;

// Attachments.
message.nFileCount = 1;
message.lpFiles = &fileDesc;

int nError = lpfnSendMail(0, 0, &message, 0, 0);
::FreeLibrary(hLib);

ASSERT(nError == SUCCESS_SUCCESS);
}



Forgive the formatting, even with the formating markup, it got ruined.
Geno