Opening Outlook 2010 email compose window with attachment

Discussion in 'JavaScript' started by techbongo, Jun 10, 2013.

  1. #1
    Folks,

    I'm back to the most favourite place on the web, the DP Forums. And this time with one more question.

    I have a webpage where I am using Javascript/jQuery. From the callback function of a $.ajax() call I need to open a Email compose window, with pre-populated "Email-To" address, "Subject", "Body" and "Attachment". I have chosen following way:

    window.location = "mailto:someone@djfweuyyr.com?subject=Subject_here&body=Body_here&attach=c:\file\temp.pdf";
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    I should mention that the path to the attachment file path is constant in my case, i.e. c:\file\temp.pdf and I'm trying to get a Really-Working solution for Internet Explorer 7+ and MS Outlook 2010. I have spent atleast 5 hrs on the net to approach the conclusion that MS Outlook 2010 doesn't support 'attach', 'attachment' or anything similar in mailto urls. Atleast I never got any of the 'should be working' solutions work in Outlook 2010.

    Please help me to get this done. I believe, this won't be a hard one for someone who have done this before. What I think could be:
    1. Any free IE Addon to open a compose window with attachment.
    2. A Java applet to do the same.
    3. Or may be some Windows specific (that fits IE 7+ and Outlook 2010) javascript tricks that actually works.

    Need your help guys. And many thanks, all in advance for spending your precious time.
     
    techbongo, Jun 10, 2013 IP
  2. techbongo

    techbongo Active Member

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    Friends, anyone out there, to help out? Plz.
     
    techbongo, Jun 13, 2013 IP
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    HuggyStudios Well-Known Member

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    A quick and dirty solution would be to add a hyper link to the body of the email? I don't have experience with your problem so can't help directly, sorry.
     
    HuggyStudios, Jun 14, 2013 IP
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    techbongo Active Member

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    Hi,

    Thanks for replying. The file which is going to get attached, will be downloaded from a private IP. But the mail can be sent to any public domain. Which means, a download link in the mail body is not a solution for my case. Because the download URL is hosted on a private network where the mail sender have access to, but the mail recipient doesn't.
     
    techbongo, Jun 17, 2013 IP