Resolved smtpMail and creating email

[bigwill]

Hi guys

I am trying to get smtpMail to create and send me a email with text in multiple columns/formatted text. I do not want my "text" in a attachment. I am simply trying to fill out body in a email

This works fine if all text start from left, but if i try to build up text in 2 columns the mail looks bad (looks great if i change to Courier New font i outlook )

A small sample code to demonstrate

{included files for smtp procedure.....}
def var col1 as char format "x(60)" no-undo.
def var col2 as char format "x(60)" no-undo.

form col1 
    col2 with no-box no-labels width 124 frame mail-frame.

def var cFile as char no-undo.
assign cFile = "RequisitionReport".
output to value(cFile).

display "Order from:" @ col1 with frame mail-frame.
display "Order date: " + string(today) @ col2 with frame mail-frame.
down with frame mail-frame.

display "Order type: " + string(4) + " " + string("Some nice text") @ col2 with frame mail-frame.
down with frame mail-frame.

display "Customer name" @ col1 with frame mail-frame.
display "Fax:" + string(222222222) @ col2 with frame mail-frame.
down with frame mail-frame.

display "Customer address" @ col1 with frame mail-frame.
display "Phone:" + string(555555) @ col2 with frame mail-frame.
down with frame mail-frame.

output close.


/* Send contant of file as body in email */
def var lSuccessfull as log no-undo.
def var cReturnMessage as char no-undo.

run sendSMTPmail("lars.erik.nes@infocare.no"                          /* to */
                ,"auto-mailer@infocare.no"                          /* from */
                ,""                                                  /* cc */
                ,""                                                  /* attatchment */
                ,""                                                  /* local file */
                ,"New order " + string(99999)                        /* subject */
                ,""                                                  /* body */
                ,""                                                  /* MIME */
                ,"file"                                              /* body type */
                ,cFile                                              /* body file */
                ,output lSuccessfull
                ,output cReturnMessage).

The result is attached.

Is it possible to create a nice formatted text in multiple columns as body-text in a email ?
Is it possible to change font to Courier New in the sendSmtpMail ??

 

[Stefan]

How would you normally create an email with two columns?

Plain mail is plain text (and will only look ok if the reader has plain mail set to use a non-proportional font). To use formatting you will need to send the mail as HTML - not everybody appreciates HTML mail.

 

[TomBascom]

Your issue is not smtpMail per se. The server does not control the presentation. The problem is, as Stefan says, that plain old text only formats nicely if the *user* happens to be using a fixed width font. If you *know* that your users can accept formatted e-mail (such as HTML) then that option will be prettiest. But if your audience has unknown capabilities that might not be such a good idea. So the first thing to do is to figure out who the users are and if they can accept formatted e-mail.