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Revision as of 15:29, 28 October 2009
Purpose
Function to connect to the specified mail server
Syntax
OPENMAIL(<expC1> [, <expC2>, <expC3> , <expC4>])
See Also
CLOSEMAIL(), COUNTMAIL(), DELETEMAIL(), MAILCLOSE(), MAILCOUNT(), MAILDELETE(), MAILERROR(), MAILHEADER(), MAILNODENAME(), MAILOPEN(), MAILREAD(), MAILSEND(), MAILUSERNAME(), READMAIL(), SENDMAIL()
Description
The OPENMAIL() function is used to connect to the specified mail server. The mail type POP3 should be used for reading mail, and SMTP used for sending mail.
| Parameters | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| <expC1> | Yes | None | The node name or IP address of the mail server |
| <expC2> | Yes | None | The user name with which to connect to the mail server |
| <expC3> | Yes | None | The password for the user name |
| <expC4> | No | SMTP | The mail protocol type. POP3 and SMTP are the currently supported protocols. |
If successful the OPENMAIL() function will return .T., otherwise .F.. The MAILERROR() function can be used to return the error message if the MAILOPEN() fails.
Example
// Open POP3 for reading mail m_open = openmail("mailserver.company.com", "username", "password", "POP3") if not m_open dialog box mailerror() endif closemail() // Open SMTP for sending m_open = mailopen("mailserver.company.com") if not m_open dialog box mailerror() endif closemail()
Products
Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer
