Email

[Former Member]

Is there a good interface between PB 12.6 and email?  Can't seem to find any good documentation on it.  I would like to access messaging and calendar.  It is dependent upon the email system I'm sure.  Perhaps MAPI interface, but how does PB handle that?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the info.  I don't think I have the necessary technical know how to build this interface from scratch.  Roland, thanks for the download.  I've tried using it but I think I'm missing some of the configuration steps?  Its complaining about an unresolvable external gn_smpt, which I think needs to be set somewhere in the code.  I'm using PB 12.6 on Windows 10.

Is there an implementation guide I'm missing somewhere?

Thanks,

Jim

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

You must be talking about the EmailSMTP example. gn_smtp is a global variable of the n_smtp object.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Yes, I get the message:

"Unresolvable external gn_smtp when linking reference at line 45 in clicked event of object cb_send of u_tabpg_smtp"

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

To use in your own app, you need to copy n_winsock and n_smtp to your app. Then define a variable of type n_smtp. In my example I made it a global variable called gn_smtp. In your app it would probably be a better choice to make it a local variable called ln_smtp.

[Former Member]

SAP failed to update the 12.6 documentation with the fact that they upgraded the built in email functionality from Standard MAPI to Extended MAPI.

A lot of people use my free SMTP objects to send email. You can download it from here:

Topwiz Software - EmailSMTP

[Former Member]

Looks like I didn't fully read your question.

I have another free app that shows how to access Outlook via OLE:

Topwiz Software - Outlook

[Former Member]

I created a non-visual object that encapsulated all the functionality I needed. It uses OLE objects to communicate with Outlook. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb208225(v=office.12).aspx is a good place to start.

Someone else will be along shortly to tell you other ways to do it.

HTH, Paul