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Include Hyperlink in email sent from vbscript

When a task is created in a folder, I am trying to send an email and include a hyperlink to the EntryID of a task just created. When an internal user receives the email, I want them to click the hyperlink which will take them to the task in a public folder. I have the following code in the item_close() event within an custom outlook forms vbscript:

Set NewItem = Application.CreateItem(0)
NewItem.To = "support@xyzi.com"
NewItem.Recipients.ResolveAll
NewItem.Subject = "Item# " & Item.UserProperties("Item")
NewItem.Body = "<Outlook:" & Item.EntryID & ">" & vbCrLf
NewItem.Send

However, when the email is received the hyperlink is not underlined... it just appears as normal text within the email body.

Points based on urgency.. Thank-you.

sirbounty

Hmm - offhand, I'd say enclose it in quotes (and ensure the recipient is using html for their email editor).

NewItem.Body = "<Outlook:" & chr(34) & Item.EntryID & chr(34) & ">" & vbCrLf

sirbounty

If not, what is Item.EntryID equal to? Does it include the preceding \\

jcwiatr

ASKER

Hello. The EntryID does not contain the \\ so I added this in also so the final result is - but it is still not hyperlinked.
<Outlook:\\000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A09007610CC3098D5C448B56689C934BC94C700000016CE1300007610CC3098D5C448B56689C934BC94C7000000171DBB0000>

I guess the question also is, how is the done manually if I was constructing and email manually.... maybe then I can apply the same syntax to the vbscript.

sirbounty

Oh - no, you won't need the \\ there...

I'm not very familiar with the method you're using, but I did find this (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293152) which details using the GetItemFromID function - perhaps that will help?

jcwiatr

ASKER

Hi sirBounty... I have tried without the // as well.
I can access the ID OK... my issue is adding it to an email as a hyperlink within VBSCRIPT.

sirbounty

Hmm - I wonder if this is possible? Doesn't that point to a specific Outlook session id?

jcwiatr

ASKER

not sure about that. I hope it is possible :)

sirbounty

You're trying to point another user to a task on your system using this link, correct?

jcwiatr

ASKER

the task is in a public folder. Juls

sirbounty

Sorry...I'm not the Outlook guru on this matter.
I've not gotten session IDs to load as hyperlinks before...not really sure you can, but I can't say for %100. Hopefully someone with more knowledge in it will be by shortly...

jcwiatr

ASKER

Thanks anyway. appreciate your time.

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sirbounty

Just the 'someone' I was thinkin of...howdy neighbor. :^)

jcwiatr

ASKER

Final solution: Used the following syntax.
NewItem.HTMLBody = "<a href=" & chr(34) & "outlook:" & Item.EntryID & chr(34) & ">Text</a>" & vbCrLf

Thank-you both for you efforts.

Cheers.

David Lee

Hi, SB! How's everything going? I'm struggling a bit with the new site and the loss of QP.

jcwiatr, I'm glad we could help out.

sirbounty

:^) Hi Blue...you're not the only one!
Now instead of QP and nicely answered questions, we get spammed! :'(
I detest this new method of participating...not sure how much longer I can take it! Haha

David Lee

I'm definitely not a fan of the new site. My participation is way down. I'm hoping that someone puts something like QP together. I know there are a couple of efforts to do that, so maybe we'll get some relief before too long. The price of progress, I suppose.