[AccessD] email from outlook

JC

http://datafast.cjb.net
...look for the free e-mail97 download ...you'd have to modify the code of 
course but I think its all there ...using outlook if installed ...else pure 
mapi ...attachments either way.

...as for the "call home" app, this would appear to just be an extension of 
standard functionality updating fe's from a server versioning mdb using ftp 
instead ...code to manage ftp from access is readily available.

William

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JWColby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] email from outlook


> Stuart,
>
> I use a framework.  The framework (for example) has an error log which 
> logs
> program errors, both framework and application.  I need a way to email 
> these
> error logs out to the dba, either on a critical (application) error or
> "every day" etc.  Of course I can set up the framework for the environment
> that I am currently working in, however I am trying to make this
> "automatic", so that anyone trying to use the framework (other developers)
> can just drop it in and go.  I do not want the developer to have to
> "configure" the framework in order to get email sent out.  They should 
> just
> be able to call a send method of the framework and know that the mail will
> be delivered.
>
> On a similar note (but not email) I have for a long time wanted to be able
> to have my programs automatically "call home" over the internet, similar 
> to
> Norton AV which looks for AV updates automatically.  This would be handy 
> for
> notifying the user that there was a newer version of the program (or
> framework), uploading or downloading data etc.  I know absolutely nothing
> about how to do that unfortunately, but if anyone out there does, I would
> love to see a discussion started.
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart 
> McLachlan
> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 9:14 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] email from outlook
>
> On 18 Jun 2006 at 20:08, JWColby wrote:
>
>> I know this has gone around many times and I hang my head in shame to
>> even ask again, but is there a "no brainer, no nonsense" way to send
>> email from VBA code, that will just work, without needing to have any
>> specific email client installed.
>>
>
> It depends.
>
> Do you want it to send through an email client?
> That gives you the opportunity to save a proper "Copy To Self" or "Sent
> Mail" copy for reference purposes. It also allows you to have an option to
> "Edit before sending" if the email is createdby a user  rather than an
> automated process.  It also sometimes requires the email client to be
> already running on the clinet machine (especially if the client is Outlook
> and you have multiple profiles set up.
>
> Do you  want it sent  direct to an SMTP Server?
> This doesn't work if the you are on a corporate LAN where users only have
> email access through something like Exchnage Server with no SMTP module
> active.
>
> What is your actualy requirement?
>
>
>
>
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