This example shows how to email the current page as PDF.
Client before:
First, we create a PDF file. Then, we make a dialog appear on the web page. With this dialog, the user can specify the filename, and the email address to which the PDF file should be sent.
ajax.addPDF( 'pdf', {}, function() {
return ctrl.dialog( {
title: 'Email this page',
fields: [{
name: 'email',
value: 'email@address.com'
},
{
name: 'filename',
value: 'results.pdf'
}]
});
});
return false;
Server:
In the Server event, we create a temporary PDF file.
Next, we create a mail array. The email parameters are placed into this array.
You can modify the email subject - mail["subject"], and the email body (message) - mail["body"].
After the email is sent, the result is returned to the "Client after":
•result "success" = true - everything is fine, the message is sent.
•result "success" = false - the message is not sent. In this case, an error message defined in the result variable appears.
dynamic attachment = null, a_button = null, mail = XVar.Array(), path = null, a_result = XVar.Array(), ret = XVar.Array(), var_params = XVar.Array();
path = XVar.Clone(button.saveTempFile((XVar)(var_params["pdf"])));
mail = XVar.Clone(XVar.Array());
mail.InitAndSetArrayItem(var_params["email"], "to");
mail.InitAndSetArrayItem("Runner PDF and Email demo", "subject");
mail.InitAndSetArrayItem("Check the results", "body");
attachment = XVar.Clone(new XVar("path", path, "name", var_params["filename"]));
mail.InitAndSetArrayItem(new XVar(0, attachment), "attachments");
ret = XVar.Clone(MVCFunctions.runner_mail((XVar)(mail)));
if(XVar.Pack(ret["mailed"]))
{
result.InitAndSetArrayItem(true, "success");
}
else
{
result.InitAndSetArrayItem(ret["message"], "message");
result.InitAndSetArrayItem(false, "success");
}
return null;
Client after:
The user gets a notification with the result.
if( result.success ) {
ctrl.setMessage("sent ok");
} else {
ctrl.setMessage("error sending " + result.message );
}
See also:
•AJAX helper object: ajax.addPDF
