Static URL using CreateMHTMLBody

aspless · January 8th, 2009, 12:06 PM

Chaps,

I have been using CDO.Message for a little while and once you add a few additional schemas it becomes a very useful tool.

The annoying issue i am having is with CreateMHTMLBody.

I am using an asp template page to produce the HTML mail body which again works well.

The issue is with the URL used to locate the template page. At present i can not find a way of locating the page without the full Static url location, eg:

Below with full URL

Code:

objMessage.CreateMHTMLBody("http://somewebsite/mail.asp"& _
       "?Un=" & UserName & ""& _
       "&Um=" & UserEmail & "")

Below with non static URL - Errors

Code:

objMessage.CreateMHTMLBody("../mail.asp"& _
       "?Un=" & UserName & ""& _
       "&Um=" & UserEmail & "")

Is there is way of linking to the template page without using the full URL?

Any suggestions would be great.

Cheers

Aspless

mat41 · January 8th, 2009, 06:29 PM

IME with CreateMHTMLBody you can not use a relative path.

It intrigues me why you would spend time trying to get a relative path working in this scenario. Any particular reason?

Old Pedant · January 8th, 2009, 06:41 PM

You *could* create the absolute path, yourself, with only a bit of code.

Code:

server = Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_NAME")
curpage = Request.ServerVariables("URL")
curdir = Left( curpage, InStrRev(curpage,"/")-1 ) ' strip off file name
uponeDir = Left( curdir, InStrRev(curpage,"/")-1 ) ' same as ".."
absURL = "http://" & server & uponeDir & "/mail.asp"
objMessage.CreateMHTMLBody(absURL & "?Un=" & UserName & "&Um=" & UserEmail & "")

p.s.: That code *ASSUMES* that you are in a subdir and so you *CAN* do the "..". If you may or may not be in a subdir, you'd need to test for that second / [the first one will always be there].

aspless · January 8th, 2009, 07:14 PM

The reason is a fairly simple one.

I use VMware for my development/IIS platform which runs all contained within the dev laptop i use.

For testing locally pre upload to live site, i use one objMessage.CreateMHTMLBody location for the VM server address and then need to change the address pre upload to the live server and test.

So far i have succeeded in not having any static links in the site with exception of the above.

Due to being able to include urn:schemas allows me to set priorities, Follow up flags and reply-by date/times, which makes useful admin notification emails for forgot password, call back and other notification emails.

So i intend on creating allot of static templates for each notification type - eg lot's of nice static url's to change.

It is more an administrational faf than an issue.

I can probably get around the issue by including an SQL reference which removes the need to use asp to any great length.

Is there any server variables that retrieve the full page URL? just a dim lit thought?

Addition to post - Thanks Old Pedant I'll have a look and try

Cheers

Aspless

aspless · January 8th, 2009, 07:39 PM

Thanks guys.

That worked a treat.

Also adding InStrRev to my next google search.

Always good to learn new Instr functions.

Cheers

Aspless

mat41 · January 8th, 2009, 07:43 PM

;;;For testing locally pre upload to live site, i use one objMessage.CreateMHTMLBody location for the VM server address and then need to change the address pre upload to the live server and test

Do you not use a global file for constants/variables etc? I use one for everything that changes from environment to environment, of course this eliminates the need to make alterations page to page. EG here are a couple of very useful ones:

inside global.asp:

Const URLBase = "http://someName.com/"
Const mailIP = "192.168.20.10"

now on all your pages your URL is of course:

URLBase

Doesnt HTTP_HOST get the full URL?

aspless · January 8th, 2009, 08:01 PM

Honest answer is no.

I have not had as yet a need to specify global variables.

Thankfully i have not needed to include server specific configuarations to cdo mail so until now it was not a consideration.

I can see and have read before about good practise use of global variables.

Thanks for the reminder.

Cheers

Aspless

Old Pedant · January 9th, 2009, 01:28 AM

Mat41: No, HTTP_HOST gives the same value as SERVER_NAME, except in some weird instances.

AspLess: No, there is no such server variable. Here's a dump of all the servervariables on one of my sites:
http://www.juncojunction.com/framitz.asp

AspLess: Oh, PLEASE! DO NOT USE GOOGLE to find keywords and such for a *LANGUAGE*! Use the REAL THING! The VBScript documentation! MUCH MUCH more compact! You can see it online, here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms950396.aspx
Click on VBScript under "References".

Or, even better, download the full docs here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

The help file gives you a full index and search capabilities, all on your own machined. MUCH better than hassling with Google and HOPING you only have to look at 4 or 5 pages before you find the one that has what you need.

aspless · January 15th, 2009, 01:40 PM

Old Pedant,

Thanks for the VBScript reference links.

Much quicker..

Cheers

Aspless