We have a unix backend reporting system. Once a report is complete, there is a an email sent with a UNC so that users can open their reports.
The UNC looks something like this
file:\server\directory\file.random_number
When a user clicks on the link it opens the file in IE.
is there anyway to, without having to rename the extention on the file to .doc or .xls, to tell notes to open the file using winword or excel.
IE: much like clicking on start, then run, then typing in “winword \server\directory\file.random_number”
Thanks
Karl
Subject: Launching Applications from emails
Hi,
I dont know of any syntax which would allow to do it as a link.
However you could use the LotusScript function “Shell” or the @Function “@Command( [Execute])” to start the file. The problem is that this would have to be placed in a button and this would properbly need an change in the design of the mail-template.
I suppose that you cant configure your reporting system to create additional-fields in the mail document and place a button inside of the Body-fields ??
If you cant then you could build a workaround:
How about sending all of your mails to a mail-in-database. In this database create an agent which will then “resend” this mail to the intended user. However this mail can be easily modified. You could attach to the Body field a part with a button which would launch the target-file. (You can take the part with the button from a profile-rich-text-field. The target-file-path can be stored in a separat field invisible for the user)
The user will then recieve a mail with a button in the Body-Field. If he hits it then the file will be opened with the associated application.
Bleh …
I know that this does not sound like a nice solution but its the first idea I had so dont kick me :-))
Hope there is an other solution.
Bye
Hynek