Sending email from Quote ??

pskannaa

Hi,
Im using NAV 4.0, I want to send email through Quote card..

place on button 'Send eMail', when i click the button i need to send the quote details..

Question is i do not want to see the outlook screen, once i click the button it should be automatically attached the Quote details with 'To' address(capture from 'sell to customer' email address) and send it. Client is using Outlook2003

Is there any configuration required in code using(397) ??

Suggestion Please !!!

Thanks & Regards,
Psk

mohana_cse06

Use false in the last parameter of NewMessage function of CU397

pskannaa

Thanks,

How can i attach the Quote details ??? can you plz let me know which is the right way to sending the Quote details to customer !!!!

mohana_cse06

As per my knowlwdge save the report in system and attach to mail and send

pskannaa

Is there any way to create PDF file and attached it automatically if i click 'Send mail' button.

Second, if i generating the file manually for attachment, how do i attach the file while calling 'NewMessage' function ???
because the 'Attachement' parameter is TEXT type, how can i specify the file/file path which i can send for attachment ??
assume i hav the file in 'C:\Quote.pdf'

Divya

I think it is possible.. if u see in the Vendor/Customer card --> Near E-Mail text box --> Email button is available.. U can use same coding to open new message in the Outlook..

Mail (397) Codeunit is available in navision. There many codings has been written for each properties in Outlook. Just look into it whether u can use same coding or some additional coding required...

Divya

Ur already using same codeunit.... Attachment parameter type is text.. so u have to give path there...

Divya

See this link to Print PDF File...

http://www.mibuso.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=18513&hilit=PDF+creator

mohana_cse06

to print the report in pdf format, u need pdf converter in ur system or server
in that u vl specify the path wre u want to save the re[ort

give the same path in newmesage function

JPHSC

if you want to send it automatically, take a look at codeunit 400. It's much faster then outlook automation...

Mail.CreateMessage(MyName,MyEmailAddress,reciep@to.com,Quote,'See Attachement',HtmlFormatted);
Mail.AddAttachment('MyFreshlyPrintedPDF.pdf');
Mail.Send;

mohana_cse06

JPHSC wrote:

if you want to send it automatically, take a look at codeunit 400. It's much faster then outlook automation...

Mail.CreateMessage(MyName,MyEmailAddress,reciep@to.com,Quote,'See Attachement',HtmlFormatted);
Mail.AddAttachment('MyFreshlyPrintedPDF.pdf');
Mail.Send;

for this we need to set SMTP setup

jlandeen

There are lots of different options to send it - you can custom code using both the Mail (I think codeunit 397) and SMTP (codeunit 400) codeunits and implement a PDF print engine. PDF Exchange is one that I've used in the past and it has a programming API that you can hook into.

There is also a packaged solution for PDF and mail by Altus (see: http://www.altusbusinesssolutions.com/) which allows you to fax and email from multiple areas in NAV.

JPHSC

Also take a look at PDFCreator ...

To get you started :
Here is the code I use for PDF Creator :


IF ISCLEAR(PDFCreator) THEN
CREATE(PDFCreator);
IF PDFCreator.cStart('/NoProcessingAtStartup',TRUE) = FALSE THEN
ERROR('FOUT');
IF PrintOption = PrintOption::Mail THEN BEGIN // Save it automatically ...
PDFCreator.cOption('UseAutosave', 1);
PDFCreator.cOption('UseAutosaveDirectory', 1);
PDFCreator.cOption('AutosaveDirectory', vPath);
PDFCreator.cOption('AutosaveFormat', 0);
PDFCreator.cOption('AutosaveFilename', vFileName);
END ELSE BEGIN // Use Pop up to save to file
PDFCreator.cOption('UseAutosave', 0);
PDFCreator.cOption('UseAutosaveDirectory', 0);
END;
varDefaultPrinter := PDFCreator.cDefaultPrinter;
PDFCreator.cDefaultPrinter := 'PDFCreator';
PDFCreator.cClearCache();
PDFCreator.cPrinterStop := FALSE;

Report.Runmodal(Report, FALSE, FALSE, Record);
PDFCreator.cDefaultPrinter := varDefaultPrinter;
Clear(PDFCreator);

pskannaa

Thanks for suggestion...

Big doubt , for creating automaic pdf file while clicking 'send email' button on quote form.

where do i place the code link below
See this link to Print PDF File...
http://www.mibuso.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... DF+creator

:whistle:

JPHSC

on push of button ( or you can put it in a function and use it to print to PDF .. . )

lets say that the salesperson on the quote sends the mail

SalesHeader := Rec;
SalesHeader.SETRECFILTER;
PrintOption := PrintOption::Mail;

vPath := TemporaryPath;
vFileName := SalesHeader."No." + '.pdf';

Customer.GET(SalesHeader."Sell-To-Cust");
IF Customer."E-Mail" = '' THEN 
  Error('No Email');

SalesPerson.GET(SalesHeader."SalesPerson Code");
IF SalesPerson."E-Mail" = '' THEN 
  Error('No Email');

IF ISCLEAR(PDFCreator) THEN
CREATE(PDFCreator);
IF PDFCreator.cStart('/NoProcessingAtStartup',TRUE) = FALSE THEN
ERROR('FOUT');
IF PrintOption = PrintOption::Mail THEN BEGIN // Save it automatically ... 
PDFCreator.cOption('UseAutosave', 1);
PDFCreator.cOption('UseAutosaveDirectory', 1);
PDFCreator.cOption('AutosaveDirectory', vPath);
PDFCreator.cOption('AutosaveFormat', 0);
PDFCreator.cOption('AutosaveFilename', vFileName);
END ELSE BEGIN // Use Pop up to save to file
PDFCreator.cOption('UseAutosave', 0);
PDFCreator.cOption('UseAutosaveDirectory', 0);
END;
varDefaultPrinter := PDFCreator.cDefaultPrinter;
PDFCreator.cDefaultPrinter := 'PDFCreator';
PDFCreator.cClearCache();
PDFCreator.cPrinterStop := FALSE;

Report.Runmodal(Report::"your quote report", FALSE, FALSE, SalesHeader);
PDFCreator.cDefaultPrinter := varDefaultPrinter;
Clear(PDFCreator);

If PrintOption = PrintOption::Mail THEN BEGIN
  Mail.CreateMessage(SalesPerson.Name, SalesPerson."E-mail", Customer."E-Mail", FORMAT("Salesheader.Document Type") + ' ' + SalesHeader."No", 
                             'In attachement your requested ' + FORMAT("Salesheader.Document Type"),   FALSE);
  Mail.AddAttachement(vPath + vFileName);
  Mail.Send;
ERASE(vPath + vfileName);
END;

Something like this should do the trick

pskannaa

YES, i understand.

but how to declare the variable "PDFCreator", Which type / Class ??

i couldn't find any class in "Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Type Library" in type 'Automation'

Can you plz let me know the DECLARATION OF 'PDFCreator' variable ???

JPHSC

hmmz :
you download and install PDFCreator http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator
then you can find it between the automation variables ...

pskannaa

Great Buddy !!

Excellent, Working Fine.

Can you plz suggest me How to send the same "Report " to FAX ???

JPHSC

You will have to use some kind of fax software. I know we used GFI Faxmaker in the past... But I couldn't say what is good and wath isn't

Set the topic to solved

pskannaa

Thx,

Reg; Mail:

I used code unit:397,

In case if i need to set SMPT then which code unit i can choose, as per ur ref: i couldn't find Code Unit :400 in NAV 4.0

Wht is the alternative?

JPHSC

Upgrading to 5

mohana_cse06

pskannaa wrote:

Thx,

Reg; Mail:

I used code unit:397,

In case if i need to set SMPT then which code unit i can choose, as per ur ref: i couldn't find Code Unit :400 in NAV 4.0

Wht is the alternative?

SMTP function is added in 5.0

mohana_cse06

I think we can try this by importing SMTP objects from 5.0 to 4.0.

i havenot tried this.

DO this by taking suggetions from any one who has done before

pskannaa

#-o

Is there any posibility to copy the respected DLL and register it in NAV 4.0 ???

and wht is the alternative other than installing 5 ver. Because some time mail is not sending when i m using Outlook(code unit:397)

pskannaa

My problem is, it's strucking on sending email through Outlook(Codeunit: Mail)

when i send the email with pdf attach...mail will be sitting on the outlook 'DRAFT', not been sent to the receipnt.

I use the code:
bMailSent := cSendmail.NewMessage(sToID,sCCID,sSubject,sBody,sAttachPath + sAttachFile,FALSE);

I don't know y it is not sending with attach pdf. is any wait option is required or else any key hav to set !!!

Second, After sending the mail 'PDF creater' is running, so i couldn't access the NAV screen, once i close it through task bar icon(right click) then i can access NAV.
If i put the code "PDFCreator.cClose" after sending mail, throwing error 'Automation variable not been instantiated ...' something like...