EmailOpenMail (Function)

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EmailOpenMail (Function)

In french: EmailOuvreMessagerie

Opens the default messaging software:

of Web user on the browser computer.
Versions 18 and later
of the user on the current Windows computer.
New in version 18
of the user on the current Windows computer.
of the user on the current Windows computer.
Versions 17 and later
on the phone.
New in version 17
on the phone.
on the phone.

Note: EmailRunApp can also be used to directly open the messaging software of the phone. We recommend that you use EmailRunApp (to manage the attachments, the multi-recipient sending, ...).

Versions 17 and later

This function is now available for the iPhone/iPad applications.

This function is now available for the Android applications.

This function is now available for the Windows Phone applications.

New in version 17

This function is now available for the iPhone/iPad applications.

This function is now available for the Android applications.

This function is now available for the Windows Phone applications.

This function is now available for the iPhone/iPad applications.

This function is now available for the Android applications.

This function is now available for the Windows Phone applications.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

Versions 19 and later

This function is now available for the WINDEV applications in Windows.

New in version 19

This function is now available for the WINDEV applications in Windows.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

// Opens the messaging software
EmailOpenMail()

// Opens the software and specifies the email recipient
// the subject and the text of email
EmailOpenMail("pcsoft@WINDEV.com", ...
"Subject: LST", "Text: The LST summary")

Syntax

EmailOpenMail([<Email Address> [, <Email Subject> [, <Message Body>]]])

<Email Address>: Optional character string with quotes

Email address of recipient. This address will be displayed in the window of messaging software.

<Email Subject>: Optional character string with quotes

Email subject that will be displayed in the window of messaging software.

<Message Body>: Optional character string with quotes

Text of message. The non-alphanumeric characters are automatically converted in order to allow for special characters to be passed (CR characters, tabulations, ...).

Remarks

Action of EmailOpenMail

EmailOpenMail triggers an action on the page displayed in the browser of Web user. However, the Internet browsers allow a single action on the page per process.

For example, if a process performs the following actions:

Sending a page to the server (PageSubmit).
Opening the messaging software (EmailOpenMail).

Only the last action (opening the messaging software) will be performed.

In which code should I use EmailOpenMail?

In WEBDEV, some types of buttons automatically trigger an action on the page:

"submit" button,
"other" button whose action differs from "none".

If EmailOpenMail is used in the browser click code of these buttons (or in a procedure called by this process), this function will be ignored: only the action of the button will be performed.

Consequences: EmailOpenMail cannot be used in a code triggering an action (automatically or not). This function is ignored:

in the click code of a "send to server" button.
in the click code of an "other" button whose action differs from "none".
if it is followed by PageSubmit or by EmailOpenMail (in the current process, in a procedure called by the current process or in another process called by Execute).

To use EmailOpenMail in a button (browser click code of button), this button must have the following characteristics:

type of button: "Other".
action: "None".

Versions 17 and later

Special cases

A non-fatal error is triggered if no application for sending emails is found on the device. To find out whether the application for sending emails failed to start, use the ErrorOccurred variable.
EmailOpenMail can be used in the emulator. It cannot be used in the simulator.
EmailOpenMail is a non-locking function. The code that follows the call to this function will continue to run as soon as the application for sending emails is started.
There is no way to find out whether the sending of the email was validated by the user.

New in version 17

Special cases

A non-fatal error is triggered if no application for sending emails is found on the device. To find out whether the application for sending emails failed to start, use the ErrorOccurred variable.
EmailOpenMail can be used in the emulator. It cannot be used in the simulator.
EmailOpenMail is a non-locking function. The code that follows the call to this function will continue to run as soon as the application for sending emails is started.
There is no way to find out whether the sending of the email was validated by the user.

Special cases

A non-fatal error is triggered if no application for sending emails is found on the device. To find out whether the application for sending emails failed to start, use the ErrorOccurred variable.
EmailOpenMail can be used in the emulator. It cannot be used in the simulator.
EmailOpenMail is a non-locking function. The code that follows the call to this function will continue to run as soon as the application for sending emails is started.
There is no way to find out whether the sending of the email was validated by the user.

Related Examples:

Cross-platform examples (WINDEV Mobile): WM Managing Contacts

[ + ] This example presents the management of contacts for Android et iOS.
It is used o:
- list the contacts found on the phone
- call the contacts
- send SMSs to the contacts
- ...

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