Help with Batch Files ASAP...

.Kencs · 9 Apr 2010 at 11:45

I need help with a batch file asap please...

For my job, I have to send emails to different 3rd party companies and each is different how it is layout out/worded.

Instead of making a template and having to copy paste, I want to make a .bat file so when I run the .bat file, it will open up a new email, have the address already entered, the subject entered and the template entered into the email.

I managed to get a .bat files to open up new emails to certain people with the address already in, but I dont know how to write the script for the subject title and body of message...

Can someone help please?

Thanks

Memphis · 9 Apr 2010 at 12:08

Would mail merged e-mails not be easier?

.Kencs · 9 Apr 2010 at 12:11

Memphis said:
Would mail merged e-mails not be easier?

What do you mean?

.Kencs · 12 Apr 2010 at 07:05

Anyone?

Mp4 · 12 Apr 2010 at 07:35

If you have MS office (Word) you can do a mail merge and send emails to the people you need in one go.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP051872571033.aspx

Merge for outlook
http://www.emailaddressmanager.com/mail-merge/mail-merge-tutorial.html

mast3r · 12 Apr 2010 at 08:37

Mail Merge would indeed be an Easier task but i dont think it will do exactly as the OP requests will it?

marc2003 · 12 Apr 2010 at 10:06

are you using mailto: in your batch file? just add

"mailto:[email protected]?subject=blah&body=blah blah"

edit: use %0 for line breaks in the body

.Kencs · 20 Apr 2010 at 16:22

I have the following:

IF %SUP% == 1 start "" "mailto://******@*********.com?subject=NAME, FAULT, REF&body=

Good Morning/Afternoon.

Can I please log the following call.

NAME
ADDRESS
ADDRESS
ADDRESS
POSTCODE

FAULT

Ref:

Regards

but when I save the .bat file it doesnt come out like the above, I get loads of symbols. How do I put the %0 in to make it appear how it is above...?

Thanks

aldo1234 · 20 Apr 2010 at 16:37

Can you use html code for the body then you could format the text as you like.

Aldo

.Kencs · 20 Apr 2010 at 16:38

.Kencs · 20 Apr 2010 at 17:17

How do you mean put it into HTML code? Won't it be easier to have it in the .bat format as above? I just need to know where to place the %0 in the text to make it come out how i want it, like above.

.Kencs · 20 Apr 2010 at 19:40

Can anyone offer some help?

CaptainCrash · 20 Apr 2010 at 22:15

I can't make your script work properly using the mailto command (probably me being thick), but a bit of googling brought up this, which might be easier: SendEmail

I've just tested something along these lines, and it works OK:

Code:

@echo off
sendEmail -f [email][email protected][/email] -t ******@*********.com -s smtp.yourserver.com:587 -xu yoursmtplogin -xp yoursmtppassword -u "NAME, FAULT, REF" -o message-file=bodyofyouremail.txt

Don't forget to use the right binary - one has TLS support, the other doesn't.