WEBI- how to code a hyperlink URL to open and start an email 1

[mercurymik]

In Crystal Reports Enterprise I have several reports that have a "text field" with the word "email" that is a "hyperlink" to bring up an e-mail with specific data from the record details. For instance one report shows purchase orders a department has made. If there is a question about one of the PO lines, the user can click on "email" and it will open an e-mail with the Purchaser's e-mail address in the To: box and the Purchase Order ID, Order Date, and Item ordered, in the subject line. The person can then write their question and send the e-mail to the purchaser.

We are beginning to use WEBI reports in a BOXI 3.1 evnvrionment. Does anyone know the proper syntax for the URL coding to mimic what I am doing with my crystal reports?

We are using BOXI 3.1 with "Tomcat" (not IIS) and Microsoft Exchange Server for e-mail.

Thanks

 

[kray4660]

I think this is really a hmtl question. But in other applications, if I want it to do a an e-mail, then I put 'mailto:address@whereever.com'. I do know the options to populate the subject line.

 

[mercurymik]

Thanks Kray4660.

It was a hint enough to get me to the right place. I had tried it with the single qoutes and it failed. What worked was not using the quotes.

mailto:Whomever@someplace.com&Subject=Test&Body=The start of a message.

The tags &Subject= and &Body= specify subject line and message body.

 

[kray4660]

The quotes were added to seperate it from the rest of the line. Glad you got it to work. I might be able to that info in another project.