asked on

Using MAPI to send report

I have an application that pulls up a report using CRViewer. On the form that contains the CRViewer I also have a button.
Here's the code for the button:

MAPIMessages1.Compose
MAPIMessages1.RecipDisplayName = "Blow,Joe"
MAPIMessages1.MsgSubject = "Subject of Email"
MAPIMessages1.MsgNoteText = "Message Text"
MAPIMessages1.ResolveName
MAPIMessages1.Send

The code above works fine. However, I want the "Message Text" to be something else. I want to email the contents of the report as the MAPIMessages1.MsgNoteText. How do I do this? Or, is there another way to email this report with Outlook? Thanks.

David Lee

I'm guessing that CRViewer is a portion of Crystal Reports. If Crystal Reports can output/save the report in plain text, HTML, or RTF format, then you can set the body of the message to be the contents of the report. Otherwise, the best you're going to be able to do is to attach the report as a file.

Member_2_1242703

ASKER

Yes CRViewer is a VB component used to show a report during runtime. And it does have the ability to output the report in all 3 methods.

Mike McCracken

How about using the export button on the viewer to export to MAPI?

mlmcc

Member_2_1242703

ASKER

That's what I was thinking. Or using export to save the report as temp text file and sending that. Either way, I can't figure out how to change the code for the export button.

AjithJose

What about sending the report as an attachment?

You can do this simply by exporting the data from the CRViewer to a file and then attach the file to the mail and send via MAPI

Member_2_1242703

ASKER

That would be fine. I want to be able to do this by clicking one command button though. I do not want the user to have to export, then attach. I don't know how to do it any other way.

David Lee

If you know how to export, then I can give you the code to attach. Or, if you know how to export as HTML, I'll give you the code to make the exported report the message body.

ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION

AjithJose

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.

Start Free Trial

Mike McCracken

Using the export button will require the users to select Mapi and several other options.

Here is the code to mail a report
Option Explicit
Private crApp As CRAXDRT.Application
Private crRpt As CRAXDRT.Report

'
' Open report
'
Set crApp = New CRAXDRT.Application

Set crRpt = crApp.OpenReport("C:\MyReports\MyRport.rpt", 1)

crRpt.MorePrintEngineErrorMessages = False
crRpt.EnableParameterPrompting = False
crRpt.DisplayProgressDialog = False
crRpt.DiscardSavedData
'
' Set export options
'
crRpt.ExportOptions.DestinationType = crEDTEMailMAPI
crRpt.ExportOptions.MailToList = txtMailAddress
crRpt.ExportOptions.MailSubject = txtMailSubject
crRpt.ExportOptions.MailMessage = txtMailMessage
crRpt.ExportOptions.FormatType = crEFTWordForWindows

crRpt.Export False

mlmcc