TID101353 (vbdde) VB DDE SendMail Sample to GroupWise

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TITLE: VB DDE SendMail Sample to GroupWise AUTHOR: RL DOCUMENT ID: TID101353 DOCUMENT REVISION: DATE: 08/19/97 5:01 PM ALERT STATUS: Yellow INFORMATION TYPE: Issue README FOR: VBDDE.EXE NOVELL PRODUCT CLASS:

NetWare API

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:

NetWare SDK

CATEGORY:

none

ABSTRACT:

Shows how to send mail from VB to GroupWise using DDE.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Problem: How do I construct a VB command string to send to GroupWise?

Solution: Use Chr(34) to specify Quote marks.

Sample string:

To send "FileOpen("filename.txt") to GroupWise create the following code for VB:

Dim Cmd

Cmd = "FileOpen(" & Chr(34) & "filename.txt" & Chr(34) & ")"

The sample appliction included gives a popup Dialog to prompt for To:, Subject: and Message: for the SendMail.

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Self-Extracting File Name: VBDDE.EXE

Files Included: Size Date Time

VBDDE.TXT (this file) GWDDE.FRM 3127 8-19-97 5:00 PM GWDDE.TXT 996 8-19-97 5:00 PM GWDDE.VBP 939 8-19-97 5:00 PM VBDDE.TXT 2098 8-19-97 5:00 PM VBDDE.MSG 58 8-19-97 5:00 PM

Installation Instructions:

VBDDE.EXE can be found on: The DeveloperNet Support forum on CompuServe The DeveloperNet Support World Wide Web site (devsup.novell.com) The DeveloperNet Support Bulletin Board

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