Re: Email Formatting
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Thanks Nitai, I've been looking for code to send both plain text and html in the same email.I don't see where it addresses my main problem though.I copied your code to a new test only page and set up the conversionsmail.db (I don't know why you don't use it in both the text and html parts, they both have problems with the carriage returns not being recognized).When I input:TestTest, testTest, test, testI still get:test test, test test, test, testThe last line in your conversionsmail.db reads:blank %OAIs this correct or did it change in the email you sent?I found this suggestion in the archives in response to a similar question:> However, the emails have no respect for carriage returns inside the sendmail >context. Everything runs together.> On 9/19/01 6:04 PM, The Defendant Alain Russell >
Confessed: > >> You can fix the carriage returns in the email by saving the webcatalog >> templates with Unix line breaks - this is an option in Bbedit.I don't have access to BBEdit from home, I'm on a PC, so will have to wait until I can get on my Mac at work. This is the only other suggestion I've seen.Ideas???Michael----- Original Message ----- From: Nitai @ ComputerOil To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 12:39 AM Subject: Re: Email Formatting Hi there,I just went trough the same thing this week. Here we go:This example assumes that you are sending a plaintext and HTML mail in the same time.[sendmail to=[email]&from=[sender]&subject=something&MIME-Version=1.0&Content-Type=mul tipart/alternative; boundary=1234abcd][!][/!] --1234abcd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1[ConvertChars db=conversionsmail.db] [interpret] ---your code in here or get it with lookup or a search--- [/interpret] [/ConvertChars]--1234abcd Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 EasyWebShop eMail | [ConvertChars db=conversions.db] [interpret] ---your code in here or get it with lookup or a search--- [/interpret] [/ConvertChars] |
--1234abcd-- [/sendmail]The conversionsmail.db should contain this:from to - Y %0AThese are the hex values (in this email they might be converted again) of the chars.The other conversions.db is the normal one that you use on your sites.Thanks go out to Christer for helping me on this topic the other days.So this is for everybody not wanting to search trough the archives for a long time:-)Nitai On 22.9.2001 7:29 AM, Michael Gribbin wrote:> I'm having a problem that maybe someone can help me with. > > I'm sending information to a client in an email. The information is > first stored in a database and can contain line breaks or paragraph > breaks like this: > > Info1 > > Info2 > > Info3 > > The information is input using a text area: > > > > It is then added to the database with an append: > > [APPEND db=dbInformation.db]Info=[URL][Info][/URL][/APPEND] > > I'm later retrieving it from the database and putting it into an email > with: > > [SENDMAIL To=xxx&From=xxx&Subjext=xxx] > Information: [INPUT][LOOKUP > db=dbInformaiton.db&LookInField=InfoNum&Value=123&ReturnField=Info][/INPUT] > > [/SendMail] > > When I'm using the above on a Mac G4-450/OS 9.1/WebCat 4.0 the email > formats correctly using all email programs: > > Info1 > > Info2 > > Info3 > > When I use the above on a G4-450/OSX/WebCat 4.0 and read it with Outlook > Express 5.0 or 6.0 on a PC it formats like: > > Info1Info2Info3 > > When I read it with Netscape on a PC or Outlook Express on a Mac it > formats correctly. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks in advance, > > Michael Gribbin > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-- Tools to energize business Content Management & eBusiness SystemsComputerOil GmbH http://computeroil.com/ Hauptstrasse 12 info@computeroil.com 8252 Schlatt/Switzerland Tel: +41 (0)52 654 15 55 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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Thanks Nitai, I've been looking for code to send both plain text and html in the same email.I don't see where it addresses my main problem though.I copied your code to a new test only page and set up the conversionsmail.db (I don't know why you don't use it in both the text and html parts, they both have problems with the carriage returns not being recognized).When I input:TestTest, testTest, test, testI still get:test test, test test, test, testThe last line in your conversionsmail.db reads:blank %OAIs this correct or did it change in the email you sent?I found this suggestion in the archives in response to a similar question:> However, the emails have no respect for carriage returns inside the sendmail >context. Everything runs together.> On 9/19/01 6:04 PM, The Defendant Alain Russell > Confessed: > >> You can fix the carriage returns in the email by saving the webcatalog >> templates with Unix line breaks - this is an option in Bbedit.I don't have access to BBEdit from home, I'm on a PC, so will have to wait until I can get on my Mac at work. This is the only other suggestion I've seen.Ideas???Michael----- Original Message ----- From: Nitai @ ComputerOil To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 12:39 AM Subject: Re: Email Formatting Hi there,I just went trough the same thing this week. Here we go:This example assumes that you are sending a plaintext and HTML mail in the same time.[sendmail to=[email]&from=[sender]&subject=something&MIME-Version=1.0&Content-Type=mul tipart/alternative; boundary=1234abcd][!][/!] --1234abcd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1[ConvertChars db=conversionsmail.db] [interpret] ---your code in here or get it with lookup or a search--- [/interpret] [/ConvertChars]--1234abcd Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 EasyWebShop eMail | [ConvertChars db=conversions.db] [interpret] ---your code in here or get it with lookup or a search--- [/interpret] [/ConvertChars] |
--1234abcd-- [/sendmail]The conversionsmail.db should contain this:from to - Y %0AThese are the hex values (in this email they might be converted again) of the chars.The other conversions.db is the normal one that you use on your sites.Thanks go out to Christer for helping me on this topic the other days.So this is for everybody not wanting to search trough the archives for a long time:-)Nitai On 22.9.2001 7:29 AM, Michael Gribbin wrote:> I'm having a problem that maybe someone can help me with. > > I'm sending information to a client in an email. The information is > first stored in a database and can contain line breaks or paragraph > breaks like this: > > Info1 > > Info2 > > Info3 > > The information is input using a text area: > > > > It is then added to the database with an append: > > [APPEND db=dbInformation.db]Info=[url][Info][/URL][/APPEND] > > I'm later retrieving it from the database and putting it into an email > with: > > [SENDMAIL To=xxx&From=xxx&Subjext=xxx] > Information: [input][LOOKUP > db=dbInformaiton.db&LookInField=InfoNum&Value=123&ReturnField=Info][/INPUT] > > [/SendMail] > > When I'm using the above on a Mac G4-450/OS 9.1/WebCat 4.0 the email > formats correctly using all email programs: > > Info1 > > Info2 > > Info3 > > When I use the above on a G4-450/OSX/WebCat 4.0 and read it with Outlook > Express 5.0 or 6.0 on a PC it formats like: > > Info1Info2Info3 > > When I read it with Netscape on a PC or Outlook Express on a Mac it > formats correctly. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks in advance, > > Michael Gribbin > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-- Tools to energize business Content Management & eBusiness SystemsComputerOil GmbH http://computeroil.com/ Hauptstrasse 12 info@computeroil.com 8252 Schlatt/Switzerland Tel: +41 (0)52 654 15 55 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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