Outputting as an atachment to a Email

rbuser

How can I make my Reports output as an attachment to a Email that any user
can read.

Thanks,

Tony

rbuser

Easiest way I found is to export it as a PDF and send it as an attachment
that way. I dont think PDF export comes out of the box, so you may need to
look at www.waler.com

rbuser

Hi Tony,

If you are looking for a comprehensive solution for outputting your reports in
popular formats where any authorized user can read it, you ought to take a look
at eDocEngine VCL. You can find the full feature trials here:
www.gnostice.com

eDocEngine also has built-in capability to email exported reports as an
attachment. Here's an example of the email event you need to program, from the
FAQ:

procedure TForm1.gtPDFEngine1EMail(Sender: TgtCustomDocumentEngine; EMailInfo:
TgtEMailInfo; var Continue, CancelEmail: Boolean);
begin
EMailInfo.Host := 'mail.smtp.yourdomain.com'; { your mail server name }
EMailInfo.UserID := 'userid'; { your account id }
EMailInfo.Password := 'password';
EMailInfo.Body.Add('');
EMailInfo.FromAddress := 'userid@yourdomain.com';
EMailInfo.Subject := '';
{ Multiple recipients can be provided in a single string
separated by a semi-colon (;) or by calling the Add method
again for each recipient }

EMailInfo.RecipientList.Add('someone@thierdomain.com');
// EMailInfo.CCList.Add('');
// EMailInfo.BCCList.Add('');
end;

Please feel free to contact us for any assistance you need.

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Girish Patil
Gnostice Information Technologies www.gnostice.com
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rbuser

As Craig indicated, you'll first want to export it to something that can be
read by all (JPG, BMP, HTML, etc.) and then attach it to the email.
Otherwise you'd have to distribute a Report Builder reader.

I've used both Whaler's and Gnostice's products and both will do the job.
Be aware of how they both save multi-page reports (i.e. one report may
generate several JPGs, one per page) so that you can then easily attach them
later. If you'd like some sample code, email me directly.

-k-

rbuser

Thanks very much for all that. This is a really good NG.