Emailing Reports

rbuser

What protocol does the email system use? Is it possible to use it if the
users email account requires authentication?

nicocizik

Hi Todd,

The email feature natively includes three plugins...

ppSMTPMapi.pas: Uses Microsoft's Messaging Application Programming Interface
(MAPI) to communicate with your user's default email client installed on
their machine (i.e. Outlook, Eudora, etc.). This requires no authentication
because it is already set up in the email client.

ppSMTPOutlook.pas: Uses Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express COM interface
to take control of the application and email directly.

ppSMTPIndy.pas: Uses Indy's SMTP object to email directly. This requires
user authentication.

Take a look at the email demo (dm0110.pas) located in the \RBuilder\Demos\1.
Reports\... directory for examples of using these plugins.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Thanks Nico. If I use one of the methods that connects to Outlook, doesn't
Outlook notify the user that another applicaiton is trying to use it and ask
for their OK?

rbuser

Nico,

I reviewed the IndySMTP object method demonstrated in report 110. When you
run it you must set the "Connection" properties in the dialog. How can I set
these properties in my code, so the user doesn't have to set them each time?

rbuser

Nico,

Two other questions:

1) Using the same settings that I use to successfully send an email with
Indy components, I'm getting an "unknown authentication type 5.7.4" error. I
assume that this is becuase the authentication type needs to be set to "At
Login" instead of none? How can I work around this?

2) Is the EmailSettings File Name property a place where I can put an
attachment?

Thanks for your help.

nicocizik

Yes, this is an unfortunate security measure Microsoft has added to their
email products to prevent the spread of viruses and spam on unsuspecting
users' machines. Currently there is no way to work around this issue.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

nicocizik

You can use the Report.EmailSettings.HostAddress, UserName, and Password to
define the login properties of the Indy plugin in code.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

nicocizik

1. The authentication type is automatically set to atLogin by default when
using the Indy plugin. Which version of Indy are you using?

2. The FileName property defines what the report that is exported and
attached to the email will be named. You can use the Attachments property
(runtime only) to define any other files you would like to attach.
Additional attachments can also be added using the built-in email dialog in
RB or your email client software.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Hello,
I found a toolbox based on extended MAI which does not have the security
warning.
http://www.rapware.nl/
I have no idea if its compatible, but its the only one, I know which has not
such warnings.

best regards
chris
www.eulanda.it
ERP Software
Con tecnologia avanzata

nicocizik

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the information. We'll research this and possibly enhance the
MAPI plugin for a later release of ReportBuilder.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Hello to all and Nico,

another workaround:

if the user has exchange server, there is an adminstrator template to
disable those checkings for individual post boxes. I have only a german
description, but we are on translating them to english, italian and dutch in
the next weeks.

http://www.eulanda.de/inside/bedienerhandbuch/zubehoer/outlook/sicherheit.htm

but any way, the file names and registry keys are the same, so anyone can
read it...

best regards
chris

www.eulanda.it
ERP Software
Con tecnologia avanzata

nicocizik

Hi Chris,

Great, thanks again for the info.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com