Commas in mailto
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I'm trying to add a hyperlink to a textbox to e-mail addresses.
The following will work: (1)
mailto:aa@bb.com
However, if I want to send it to multiple recipients, and separate them with a comma: (2)
mailto:aa@bb.com,cc@dd.com
The hyperlink is no longer active on the textbox. I can add multiple people to the cc and bcc fields like this: (3)
mailto:xx@yy.com?cc=zz@aa.com, dd@ff.com
Is there any reason RS doesn't like the format in (2), and is there a way around it?
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Have you tried using a semicolon instead? try mailto:aa@bb.com; cc@dd.com
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Yes I have, that doesn't work either.
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If you find the solution to this, please share. -
Using syntax from, found by googling mailto:
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/internet/mailto.html
MailTo with Multiple Recipients
<a href="mailto:astark1@unl.edu,ASTARK1@UNL.EDU">
Andy
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Andy,
Before posting, please try it out on one of your reports and post. The syntax you mentioned doesn't work.
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Just saw this example as well, haven't tried it though so no guarantees:
<a href="mailto:someone@yoursite.com?cc=someoneelse@theirsite.com, another@thatsite.com, me@mysite.com">Email Us</a>
This example implies that there can only be one primary mailto recipient and the place to specify multiple additional recipients, separated by commas, is in the 'cc' area.
Good Luck
maddog -
Chandrasekhar,
I beg to differ, the trouble with mailto "features" is that they are dependant on the default email program you have defined on your workstation. I use Outlook 2003 and find that substituting the semi colon for the comma allows Alt-K to resolve this example, while Outlook Express automatically changes the comma to a semi colon after Alt-K.
The Example syntax
is cited on the link I provided and found by googling.Andy
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It does work in HTML, but not in a report. Like I've said in my original post, it just removes the hyperlink alltogether when I have a , or ; after mailto: (except when doing CC).
If you have an .rdl that works with mailto:1@1.com,2@2.com etc please share.
PS: Yes I'm using Outlook 2003 as well if it matters. (It doesn't in my case, because the hyperlink is not even clickable, so it doesn't go to the e-mail client)
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