Creating a new mail in Outlook

[Thierry]

I got a problem with sending mail via Outlook.

I'm using a COM application (new COM("Outlook.Application")) to start up Outlook and then create a new email message.

The problem is, if I try to include the address to which the mail will be send, Outlook gives the well-known security warning about another program trying to access the recipient list.

 

Currently the line of code that includes the address is:

$a=$myItem->Recipients->Add("test@whatever.com")

 

Without that line, no warning is given and the subject and body appear fine, but no address.

I don't need the address to be added to Outlook's list, I just need it to appear so it can be send.

 

Any ideas?

[ToonMariner]

why are you using a com app?

 

surely a simple mailto link in a page will suffice - that way the user will be presented with their own email client - and it woudl not fall down if outlook is not on the users machine...

[Thierry]

The mailto has limitations in how much characters you can place in the body tag so I cant use it.

[ToonMariner]

so waht happens when they don't have outlook?

 

why not just use phpMailer and then you will have total control over the email being sent?

[Thierry]

Nah its only for internal use in a network so that's not a problem.

[trq]

Nah its only for internal use in a network so that's not a problem.

 

Thats not your problem. The COM object your using accesses services on the server, not the client. You cannot access COM on the client from PHP.