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.
path = button.saveTempFile( params("pdf") )
set mail = CreateDictionary()
mail("to") = params("email")
mail("subject") = "ASPRunner PDF and Email demo"
mail("body") = "Check the results"
set attachment = CreateDictionary()
attachment("path") = path
attachment("name") = params("filename")
set mail("attachments") = array( attachment )
ret = runner_mail( mail )
if ret("mailed") then
result("success") = true
else
result("message") = ret("message")
result("success") = false
end if
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
