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Are you sure you used a valid file name? If you are using xHarbour try this sample #define olMailItem 0  // Mail object#define olByValue  1   // attachment is a copy of the original file and can be accessed even if the original file is removedfunction main   local oOutlook, ...

Gale your code generates:

Error description: Error Outlook.Application:CREATEITEM:ATTACHMENTS/87 E_INVALIDARG: ADD

If you are using Outlook 2010 you can use the Outlook object model directly . The only problem with that is the security pop-up. You can get a free utility (mapilabs) that can bypass the security pop-up, but the Outlook object model is much slower than other approaches. Quick example without error c...

I think the problem is with our service providers. I believe they like to do data mining on all emails going through their system, so they block direct connections to other servers. Some providers have an alternative port that allows us to bypass it, but others I believe block the return even on the...

Tim i am using cdossys with an reserved account in my company server or an autenticated account with gmail an no problem.

Regards,

Gale, That download requires Outlook ( Office ) 2007 and will not work with 2010. It could be "tricked" but Microsoft does not recommend it. Its interesting how MAILTO will trigger the MAPI Outlook client without a problem, but it, of course, doesn't support attachments. I need a solution ...

Nicanor,

I will try it but my concern is the SMTP protocal. It works fine for me here, but fails on some of my clients systems. That is the problem I am fighting.

Gale, its Free for NON-COMMERCIAL use but my application is being sold commercially.

Tim

If you are using Outlook 2007 or later then CDO does not get installed automatically. You have to install it as a stand alone product.
This page may help. http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/support/kb/article.aspx?id=113792

Tim, This is my modified cdosys functions, you may to define a dbf to save config, for config use femail( cAlias ) parameter can be an alias or data object like dolphin query o tdabase object. use config alias ... new ... shared ...... Femail( "config") or use config alias ...... new share...

I have had really good luck with a SMTP Component from Ostrosoft. It is free for non-commercial license. You only need to copy and register 1 dll file. http://www.ostrosoft.com/OSSMTP6.asp If you are interested, let me know and I will send or post some sample code. It is really fast ...

Are there any samples of using cDosSys ? From what I see on the internet searches, it is designed for web based apps.

Tim

Tim

Cdossys is easy and works fine i can send atachments and html body, i tested with FWH for xHarbour and Harbour compiled with MVC, BCC and Mingw.


Regards,

Thanks for the responses.

I'm still curious why the tMail option is not working with Office 2010 ( or is it a Windows 7 problem ? ).

Is there a fix ?

Tim

Hi Tim,

May be CDOSys could handle it. It's included with every Win since 2000 Server, and works with ssl and attachments, and non convencional account like google or yahoo ones.

MAybe to try See32 library?

We are using this library for so many years and works perfect. We can send attachments.

The user must setup their mail server credentials (Smnp server, username, password, port) and this is it