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Mailto using document.location="mailto:"

Hi

I need to create a Mailto with javascript as a form is submitted

the only problem is as my E-mail message has got larger i get an error message :

"Cannot peform this operation bacause the default mail client is not properly installed"

Now up until the last few words i add to this string it works fone with no erors ... is there a limitt on the amount of text you can add to teh body in this way ???

CODE :

document.location="mailto:"+document.Int.appEmail.value+"?subject=Re: Details - " +Intdate+"&body=Hi " + name + "%0D%0A%0D%0A" + "I just want to confirm details" + "%0D%0A%0D%0A" + "ONE: " + document.Int.ONE.value + " and the TWO is:" + "%0D%0A%0D%0A" + document.Int.TWO.value + "%0D%0A%0D%0A" + "the item is : " + Intdate + " with " + document.Int.int2.value + ", " + document.Int.int2t.value + "%0D%0A%0D%0A" + "Comments: " + document.Int.intcomments.value + "%0D%0A%0D%0A" + "Shiiping Code: " + document.Int.Code.value + "%0D%0A%0D%0A" + " Kind Regards"

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itimes

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caner_elci,

Tried this and still get teh same error ...

mplungjan,

If there is a limit surley "window.open" should work then as there is not form of posting being done there ???

HElp ....

caner_elci

I tried it and it works.. what browser are you using?

itimes

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IE 6.1 for WIN98

This is teh exact code :

window.open("mailto:"+document.Int.appEmail.value+"?subject=Re: Your Interview Details - " +Intdate+"&body=Hi " + Candidatename + "%0D%0A%0D%0A" + "I just want to confirm your interview details" + "%0D%0A%0D%0A" + "The Client is " + document.Int.client.value + " and the position is:" + "%0D%0A%0D%0A" + document.Int.Position.value + "%0D%0A%0D%0A" + "Your Interview Date and Time is : " + Intdate + " and will be with " + document.Int.intwith.value + ", " + document.Int.intwithjt.value + "%0D%0A%0D%0A" + "Comments: " + document.Int.intcomments.value + "%0D%0A%0D%0A" + "Dress Code: " + document.Int.Dress_Code.value + "%0D%0A%0D%0A" + "I suggest you visit");

Michel Plungjan

window.open and location= is the same. Both are using get

Michel

itimes

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Turned out to be a Bug on win98 and ie 6 as theres seems to be a limit on teh amout of body text you can assign froma mailtyo ... works great on XP win2000

Mailto using document.location=&quot;mailto:&quot;

Mailto using document.location="mailto:"