Email Reports using Internet Based Services

rbuser

I have version 11.08 Enterprise Edition.

Is there a way in this version or a newer version to be able to email
reports using web based email programs like Gmail, Yahoo, and
Outlook.com (formerly Hotmail)?

nicocizik

Hi Jeff,

ReportBuilder has the ability (via SMTP libraries such as Indy or
Synapse) to connect to virtually any SMTP server and send emails. See
the following article on how to connect to the GMail SMTP and send
emails via the Indy plugin. The same would apply for any other email
service (with perhaps different settings).

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/Output/Email/How_To...Customize_Indy_Email_Settings

rbuser

How would I implement that if I wanted to email from the preview form
using the email button, but have it sent via a gmail account for example?

rbuser

I saw a post about looking at the demos, but I cannot find them. Where
can I download them?

nicocizik

Hi Jeff,

The demos and tutorials are installed with ReportBuilder. You can find
them here.

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/General/Installation/Tech_Tip:_Demo_Location

If you would like to send emails via gmail from the preview, you will
use similar code as in the demo I linked to earlier, only you will want
to place it inside the BeforeEmail event (and remove the SendMail call).
You will also need to use a global or class variable for the IOHandler
so it is not freed before the report is sent.

rbuser

I do not have a beforeemail event. I looked at the source also and
could not find it there. 11.04 Enterprise Edition, delphi 7

rbuser

If i have my own custom preview plugin, would overriding the procedure
SendEmail work?

nicocizik

Yes overriding the SendEmail routine should work.

Moving forward, we hope you will consider upgrading your version of
ReportBuilder to take advantage of many new features added since RB 11
(including easily accessible email events).

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/General/What's_New