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Carriage Return needed in body of VBSCRIPT generated e-mail message

Posted on 2004-04-22

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Hi Experts, I am using a Data Access Page with a button to generate a mail message and populate the TO, SUBJECT and BODY areas. The code below works fine, but I need to ammend it in some way that will include the [Contact_Name] field on a new line (carriage return) under the [Company_Name].

This is what I have sof far:

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window.open "mailto:" & DropDownList_Sales_Staff.value & "?subject=" & "Technical Support Ref: " & ID.value & "&Body=" & "Company Name: " & Company_Name.value
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Which displays the following in a new message, ready for the user to click the 'Send' button:

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To: Sales Staff Name
Subject: Technical Support Ref: 1234

Message Body:
Company Name: Bloggs & Co
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I would like to display the [Contact_Name] on the next line e.g.

Company Name: Bloggs & Co
Contact Name: Joe Bloggs

Please help.....

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Question by:westermo

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by:rockiroads

ID: 108875722004-04-22

hello again, lets hope they dont change the design again eh, lol

In vb you would add VBCRLF or VBCR

window.open "mailto:" & DropDownList_Sales_Staff.value & "?subject=" & "Technical Support Ref: " & ID.value & "&Body=" & "Company Name: " & Company_Name.value & vbcrlf & "XXXX"

this would add XXXX on a new line

try it in this

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by:westermo

ID: 108876232004-04-22

Hi rockiroads !!

Would have been a perfect quick solution BUT.... it doesn't work :( Neither vbcr or vbcrlf made any difference - not even an error message. Funnily enough I can replace either with any text and it's just ignored.

Thanks tho, Any other ideas?

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by:rockiroads

ID: 108876332004-04-22

is it possible to output this?

\r\n

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by:westermo

ID: 108876432004-04-22

Syntax error shows when using \r\n as follows

window.open "mailto:" & DropDownList_Sales_Staff.value & "?subject=" & "Westermo UK Technical Support Ref: " & ID.value & "&Body=" & "Company Name: " & Company_Name.value & \r\n & "dummy text"

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by:Arthur_Wood

ID: 108876852004-04-22

should be:

window.open "mailto:" & DropDownList_Sales_Staff.value & "?subject=" & "Westermo UK Technical Support Ref: " & ID.value & "&Body=" & "Company Name: " & Company_Name.value & "\r\n" & "dummy text"

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by:rockiroads

ID: 108876922004-04-22

\r\n is a string, like Arthur has done, it has to go into quotes,

Im not sure if it will work, but give it a shot

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by:westermo

ID: 108877132004-04-22

Thanks and sorry guys, because its surrounded by quotes, it displays in the body message as follows:

Company Name: Bloggs & Co\r\ndummy text

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by:dssdb

dssdb earned 500 total points

ID: 108878442004-04-22

Try This..

window.open "mailto:" & DropDownList_Sales_Staff.value & "?subject=" & "Westermo UK Technical Support Ref: " & ID.value & "&Body=" & "Company Name: " & Company_Name.value & "%0D%0A" & "dummy text"

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by:rockiroads

ID: 108878682004-04-22

is it possible to define a string first

x = "..." & vbcrlf & "..."

window.open ... & x

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by:aflockhart

ID: 108879702004-04-22

Maybe this ?

window.open "mailto:" & DropDownList_Sales_Staff.value & "?subject=" & "Westermo UK Technical Support Ref: " & ID.value & "&Body=" & "Company Name: " & Company_Name.value & chr(13) & chr(10) & "Contact name etc"

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by:westermo

ID: 108880052004-04-22

Hey guys Thanks for all your help. Colleagues of mine tried the chr 10 and 13 but these were also ignored.

:D dssdb has hit the nail on the head with this one with his advice as follows:

"%0D%0A"

This works a treat - so it's only fair I give him the points - hope you all agree. Many thanks to ALL of you. Until next time rockiroads :D I'm sure....

Thanks again

Expert Comment

by:sparky__

ID: 111060162004-05-19

cheers.. %0D%0A worked a treat... the ms knowlege base lies i tel ya!! they suggest using Line1%250dLine2 but that just comes up with Line1%0dLine2

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