Pass the name into HTM file

[JoeP]

Hi All,



I have an HTML which I load as string and send it via MailMessage class.
oMailMessage.Body = cHTMLString



Before it is sent as e-mail I need to pass the HTM file the user

First and Last in the first line.



It is a form where the user enters his/her details and then it is

e-mailed the user with the HTM file within the e-mail's body.



It would start like:



Hi Steve Smith,



How can I embed the First and Last name of the user into the htm file?



Thanks,



Joe

 

[Mark Rae]

I have an HTML which I load as string and send it via MailMessage class.
oMailMessage.Body = cHTMLString

Before it is sent as e-mail I need to pass the HTM file the user
First and Last in the first line.

It is a form where the user enters his/her details and then it is
e-mailed the user with the HTM file within the e-mail's body.

It would start like:

Hi Steve Smith,

How can I embed the First and Last name of the user into the htm file?

oMailMessage.Body = "Hi " + txtFirstName.Text + " " + txtLastName.Text +
",\r\n\r\n";
oMailMessage.Body += cHTMLString;

 

[JoeP]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for your reply. But how do I keep the Verdana font of that embeded
string?
Also the semi column was a problem and got an err which is: Character is not
valid

oMailMessage.Body = "Hi " + txtFirstName.Text + " " + txtLastName.Text +
",\r\n\r\n";
oMailMessage.Body += cHTMLString;

Thanks,

Joe

 

[Mark Rae]

Thanks for your reply. But how do I keep the Verdana font of that embeded
string?

oMailMessage.IsBodyHtml = true;

Also the semi column was a problem and got an err which is: Character is
not valid

Ah - I assumed you were using C#...

If you're using VB.NET, you'll (probably) need to do something like:

oMailMessage.Body = "Hi " & txtFirstName.Text & " " & txtLastName.Text &
vbCrLf & vbCrLf
oMailMessage.Body = oMailMessage.Body & cHTMLString

oMailMessage.IsBodyHtml = True

 

[JoeP]

Hi Mark,

Your idea works as well, but even though: oMailMessage.IsBodyHtml = True
The fornt of the below is not the same any more:

oMailMessage.Body = "Hi " & txtFirstName.Text & " " & txtLastName.Text &
vbCrLf & vbCrLf

What I did is: In the first line of the HTM file I did as follows:
Hi {First Name} {Last Name},

Then:
cHTMLString = cHTMLString.Replace("{First Name}", txtFName.Text)

cHTMLString = cHTMLString.Replace("{Last Name}", txtLName.Text)

Thanks,

Joe

 

[Guest]

Hi,
Actually solution was simple just add font tag in html
like

oMailMessage.Body = "Hi <font face=verdana size=10>" & txtFirstName.Text & "
" & txtLastName.Text & "</font>"
vbCrLf & vbCrLf
oMailMessage.Body = oMailMessage.Body & cHTMLString

oMailMessage.IsBodyHtml = True

it will definately work

cheers
Chetan Chaphekar

 

[Mark Rae]

it will definately work

As far as you are concerned, it will definitely work...

However, you need to think quite carefully about sending HTML emails...

Most modern mail software can be configured not only to strip out all HTML
content, but also to reject emails with HTML content...

Depending on how paranoid / security-conscious your recipients are, they
might never even see your emails if you send them in HTML format...

 

[JoeP]

Hi Mark,

The problem is that I have some links in that HTM file. So I how can I
provide those links without any HTM code. Otherwise the user will need to
copy the URL into the Browser. Not that productive.

Regards,

Joe

 

[Mark Rae]

The problem is that I have some links in that HTM file. So I how can I
provide those links without any HTM code.

You can't...

Otherwise the user will need to copy the URL into the Browser.

That's true.

Not that productive.

Even less productive if the email gets rejected by the user's mail client
before the user even has a chance to see it...

Your call...

 

[Guest]

Hi Joep,

What mark has said is right but also consider the percentage of receipient
who has this kind of settings. almost all sites who send newsletter to the
subscriber use HTML code in their email.

cheers
chetan chaphekar

 

[Mark Rae]

but also consider the percentage of receipient who has this kind of
settings.

Increasing all the time...

almost all sites who send newsletter to the subscriber use HTML code in
their email.

More and more now give their recipients the option of receiving such
correspondence either in plain text or HTML...