Re: Emailing html
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = At 10:08 AM 5/15/98, Paul Uttermohlen wrote:>could you show me an example of this?Sure.You can force a string of text to fill a certain area using that sspecifier in the [format] context. So, to create a column that is 12characters wide, I would enclose the contents in [format 12s][/format].[format 12s]my very long string[/format] would yield my very long(clipped to 12 characters).while [format 12s]short[/format] would give me short (expandedto 12 characters). Your string will align to the left side of the field.Similarly, you can use f formatting for floating-point numbers, whichwill align right. [format 8.2f]1200[/format] results in 1200.00. Thefirst number (8) specifies the total width of the result, the second (2)specifies the number of digits in the decimal portion.So, in a real life situation, you could do something like this (make surethe WebDNA is all on one line):QUANTITY ISBN TITLE PRICE----------------------------------------------------------------[Format 6s][Quantity][/Format][Format 15s][ISBN][/Format][Format33s][Title][/Format] [format 8.2f][math][Price]*[Quantity][/math][/format]Given [Quantity]=4, [ISBN]=12345-6789-0, [Title]=An Overly-Long-TitledThesis on the SUbject of Absolutely Nothing, and [Price]=98.99 the resultwould look something like this:QUANTITY ISBN TITLE PRICE----------------------------------------------------------------4 12345-6789-0 An Overly-Long-Titled Thesis on t 395.96You would typically wrap the line of formatting code inside of a[founditems] or [lineitems] context to build multiple rows.-Dave>>thanks, paul>>>Well, you can put anything inside a sendmail context that you want.>>But...a lot of your customers will not be able to see your formatting.>>Rather, they will see your order form littered with all of the html tags.>>>>The better way to go is to use the [format] tag to set up a table-like>>stucture. You can use [format] to force your fields to a certain size,>>padded out with spaces or clipped to the proper length.>>>>-Dave>>>>>>At 8:38 PM 5/14/98, Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. wrote:>>>Is there any way, with WebCatalog and the [sendmail] context to send>>>email in an html format? I am trying to create an email order form to>>>send to my client that is tabled, so it is easier to read. How would>>>I do this?>>>>>>Thanks,>>>Dennis>>>>>>o--------------- Dave MacLeay --+>>o----------- Digital Frontier --+>>o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+>>> _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/|\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_> _/_/_/Paul Uttermohlen, Internet Marketspace, Inc. \_\_\_\_> _/_/_/ mailto:paul@ims1.com - Website Development \_\_\_\_> _/_/_/ Business -
_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_> _/_/_/ Real Estate - _\_\_\_\_> _/_/_/Websites - Children _/ _\_\_\_>_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_o--------------- Dave MacLeay --+o----------- Digital Frontier --+o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+
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At 10:08 AM 5/15/98, Paul Uttermohlen wrote:>could you show me an example of this?Sure.You can force a string of text to fill a certain area using that sspecifier in the [format] context. So, to create a column that is 12characters wide, I would enclose the contents in [format 12s][/format].[format 12s]my very long string[/format] would yield my very long(clipped to 12 characters).while [format 12s]short[/format] would give me short (expandedto 12 characters). Your string will align to the left side of the field.Similarly, you can use f formatting for floating-point numbers, whichwill align right. [format 8.2f]1200[/format] results in 1200.00. Thefirst number (8) specifies the total width of the result, the second (2)specifies the number of digits in the decimal portion.So, in a real life situation, you could do something like this (make surethe WebDNA is all on one line):QUANTITY ISBN TITLE PRICE----------------------------------------------------------------[Format 6s][Quantity][/Format][Format 15s][ISBN][/Format][Format33s][Title][/Format] [format 8.2f][math][Price]*[Quantity][/math][/format]Given [Quantity]=4, [ISBN]=12345-6789-0, [Title]=An Overly-Long-TitledThesis on the SUbject of Absolutely Nothing, and [Price]=98.99 the resultwould look something like this:QUANTITY ISBN TITLE PRICE----------------------------------------------------------------4 12345-6789-0 An Overly-Long-Titled Thesis on t 395.96You would typically wrap the line of formatting code inside of a[founditems] or [lineitems] context to build multiple rows.-Dave>>thanks, paul>>>Well, you can put anything inside a sendmail context that you want.>>But...a lot of your customers will not be able to see your formatting.>>Rather, they will see your order form littered with all of the html tags.>>>>The better way to go is to use the [format] tag to set up a table-like>>stucture. You can use [format] to force your fields to a certain size,>>padded out with spaces or clipped to the proper length.>>>>-Dave>>>>>>At 8:38 PM 5/14/98, Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. wrote:>>>Is there any way, with WebCatalog and the [sendmail] context to send>>>email in an html format? I am trying to create an email order form to>>>send to my client that is tabled, so it is easier to read. How would>>>I do this?>>>>>>Thanks,>>>Dennis>>>>>>o--------------- Dave MacLeay --+>>o----------- Digital Frontier --+>>o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+>>> _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/|\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_> _/_/_/Paul Uttermohlen, Internet Marketspace, Inc. \_\_\_\_> _/_/_/ mailto:paul@ims1.com - Website Development \_\_\_\_> _/_/_/ Business - _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_> _/_/_/ Real Estate - _\_\_\_\_> _/_/_/Websites - Children _/ _\_\_\_>_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_o--------------- Dave MacLeay --+o----------- Digital Frontier --+o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+
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