>>>>For a long time I have been using Chilkat to send body of text messages to addresses on dbfs
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>>>>Now I realise its not a very good product for this purpose
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>>>>Can anyone suggest anything better
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>>>>Colin
>>>
>>>https://www.west-wind.com/WestwindClientTools.aspx
>>>https://www.berezniker.com/search/site/email
>>>
>>>If you want to send a report as email, I strongly recommend FoxyPreviewer.
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>>Thanks
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>I agree with Hank, I don't think changing the email software will solve your problem. Sending an email is a trivial matter, you set a few properties and call a send() function.
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>One thing you have to realize is that in order to include pictures in an email, you only have two options. One is to make sure that the pictures are available for download on internet, then you can include the URL in the body of the email. The other option is some form of encoding of the picture which I unfortunately don't know the details about.
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>However, no matter how you do it, you simply must learn some basic HTML. There is no "automatic gearbox" for creating formatted HTML messages, you have to learn to "drive with a stick". Create a message like you want it to look in for instance Outlook, and send it to yourself. Then right click the email you receive, and select "View Source", it will get you started.
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>Another option is to use an email client that can be automated via VFP, for instance Outlook. But that's not trivial either, and you may face some security issues.
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>I am no expert on this myself, but I get the job done. I also spend a lot of time on Google and on this and other forums. It's amazing how much help is available if you only find the right search phrases.

Tore

Thanks

I am only sending text but I get complaints from some recipients that the email is corrupt. I will send you an email with the text - see if you can see anything.

Thanks as always Colin