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Sep 09.2003

how do i add body and cc and bcc to a mailto tag

mailto:[email protected]?subject=helloworld

and in the body can i a make the text jump to a new line eg by adding a <br> or a /n

thanks

Andrew

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@pyroSep 09.2003 — Try something like this:

<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=test&cc=[email protected]&bcc=[email protected]&body=testing">send</a>
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@andrew1234authorSep 09.2003 — is it possible to put a kline break in the body text

like a <Br> or a /n

thanks

Andrew
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@pyroSep 09.2003 — Not that I'm aware of (with plain ole' HTML), but I could be wrong...
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@requestcodeSep 09.2003 — I believe you can use line break "n" in the body of the email. You can't use <BR> though. Try it out and see if it works.
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@pyroSep 09.2003 — Didn't work for me, when I tried adding it in through the &body in the mailto:
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@requestcodeSep 09.2003 — OOP's! Guess that shows that I should test out my replies before posting. Thanks pyro. ?
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@ken4runnerAug 03.2004 — I was working on a similar problem and found a webpage that explains how to do a line break in the message body in a mailto tag...


http://www.ssi-developer.net/design/mailto.shtml


also, here is some info from microsoft on this topic:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q251/2/30.asp&NoWebContent=1



hope this helps -

Ken
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@pyroAug 03.2004 — [i]Originally posted by ken4runner [/i]

[B]hope this helps[/B][/QUOTE]It may have, had it come 10 &#189; months sooner. :rolleyes:
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@ken4runnerAug 03.2004 — a year is my standard turn-around time...

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better late than never, right?
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@steelersfan88Aug 03.2004 — ... not in poker after a folded hand ?

Looks like it may come in handy, depite server-side emailing being more reliable.
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@andrew1234authorAug 04.2004 — Thanks for the answer

Its a great help

Andrew
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@ken4runnerAug 04.2004 — welcome -

I'm usually the one asking the question, not the one giving the answer!

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-Ken?
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