Re: Formatting Email

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texte = Michael - If you can send the client HTML formatted mail, you could use conventional HTMLtable commands to format the fields. However, getting the message attached canbe its own problem; if you don't have access to something like Perl, it will bedifficult to get that attachment into the e-mail. I believe that I have alreadysent an example using MIME::Lite to create a multipart message. Check thearchives or send me a message offline.If you want a pure WebCat solution, you are going to have to use a combinationof [Text] variables, [Middle], and [Loop] to slice up the long fields prior toplacing the text in the correct place. It will be ugly. I would recommendworking on a page that just does this and then when you have it formattingcorrectly, [include] that page into the middle of the e-mail context. Actually,I would always recommend that methodology; take what works and stick it insidesomething else that works, rather than (possibly) messing up an already workingpage.John Peacock____________________Reply Separator____________________Subject: Formatting Email Author: (WebCatalog Talk)Date: 2/4/00 10:28 AMI need to send invoices by email but the description field can have up to 250 characters. Does anyone have a technique for formatting email like the following?:Date Description Hours Rate Total---- ----------------------- ----- ------- -------2/3/00 Here is a bunch of text 2 1000.00 2000.00 that is to long for a single line.2/5/00 If someone would pay me 2 1000.00 2000.00 this rate I would only have to work 1/2 day per monthMichael A Rosenmiker@linqdesigns.com-------------------------------------------------------------Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server.To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: Formatting Email (jpeacock@univpress.com 2000)

Michael - If you can send the client HTML formatted mail, you could use conventional HTMLtable commands to format the fields. However, getting the message attached canbe its own problem; if you don't have access to something like Perl, it will bedifficult to get that attachment into the e-mail. I believe that I have alreadysent an example using MIME::Lite to create a multipart message. Check thearchives or send me a message offline.If you want a pure WebCat solution, you are going to have to use a combinationof [text] variables, [middle], and [loop] to slice up the long fields prior toplacing the text in the correct place. It will be ugly. I would recommendworking on a page that just does this and then when you have it formattingcorrectly, [include] that page into the middle of the e-mail context. Actually,I would always recommend that methodology; take what works and stick it insidesomething else that works, rather than (possibly) messing up an already workingpage.John Peacock____________________Reply Separator____________________Subject: Formatting Email Author: (WebCatalog Talk)Date: 2/4/00 10:28 AMI need to send invoices by email but the description field can have up to 250 characters. Does anyone have a technique for formatting email like the following?:Date Description Hours Rate Total---- ----------------------- ----- ------- -------2/3/00 Here is a bunch of text 2 1000.00 2000.00 that is to long for a single line.2/5/00 If someone would pay me 2 1000.00 2000.00 this rate I would only have to work 1/2 day per monthMichael A Rosenmiker@linqdesigns.com-------------------------------------------------------------Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server.To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to jpeacock@univpress.com

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