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I'm trying to figure out how (or if) I can get a mailto: link to automatically insert some starter text into the mail message. Has anyone come across a way to do this?

Thanks

fibdev

You can use javascript to do this ... This will fill in the subject, but I don't know about filling in the message body.

<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>

Use this as the link:
<A HREF="javascript:e_friend2()">Email</A>

This may work too ...
<a href="mailto:you@youraddy.com?subject='your subject'">mail me!</a>

fibdev

Nevermind that last one, I had to fix something on it ...

Revised:

<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>

Use this as the link:
<A HREF="javascript:e_friend()">Email</A>

lambda

<a href="mailto:me@mydomain.com?subject=hello&body=what is this">Mail me</a>

£.

CJ_S

Or use the CDONTS object from ASP (that is IF you can use ASP)

Tarraq

Hey!

lambda's answer is the easiest, but please note, that this won't work with all browsers / mail clients.

- Tarraq

CJ_S

lease note that you won't be able to have a subject with spaces.

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fibdev

There is a space before the message body ... try replacing this line:

window.location="mailto:"+e_add+"?subject="+subj+"&body= "+e_body;}

with this one ...

window.location="mailto:"+e_add+"?subject="+subj+"&body="+e_body;}

:)

CJ_S

You might wanna use the replace function to replace the body text etc with %20 (which is supposed to be a space)

fibdev

CJ,

I tryed it like this ...

<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>

It works good. As of yesterday I'm using it on my site for people to unsubscribe to my mailing list. It's funny, but this isn't the first thing I've coded becuase the idea was spawned here at the ee. Many thanks to the Experts-Exchange.

CJ_S

quote:
This will produce the results you want. Just reject it if you want to try another way, but the only way I think your going to have spaces in the message subject and body is to use some sort of scripting.

quote:
It works good. As of yesterday I'm using it on my site for people to unsubscribe to my mailing list. It's funny, but this isn't the first thing I've coded becuase the idea was spawned here at the ee. Many thanks to the Experts-Exchange.

And you tested it with spaces and stuff too?????.......uhm......whichn of your comment is true?

fibdev

uh ...

I don't know what your asking but you can go to my site and click the link to be removed from the mailing list at the bottom of the products page

http://fibdev.com/products.htm#produpmail

Just click where it says "Click here" in the blue box.

CJ_S

Just checked it, you're right.

fibdev

waiting ... :)

winkle

ASKER

Thanks. Both methods worked very well. (spaces included)