Re: mail
From: Steve (ThisOne_at_Aint.valid)
Date: 03/20/05
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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:29:18 +1200
Rick wrote:
> "TekWiz" <tekwiz@twarlick.net> wrote in message
> news:d1i9jj$8cn$1@aunews.duc.auburn.edu...
>
>>Rick wrote:
>>
>>>Is there a way to use these two types of coding in the Mail function of
>>>PHP?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help you can give it is most appreciated!!
>>>
>>> money_format('%i', $total)
>>>
>>>and
>>>
>>>print " <tr class=orderpage> \n";
>>>print " <td align=center>$CSQTY</td>\n";
>>>print " <td>COLD SORES</td>\n";
>>>print " <td>\$20.00</td>\n";
>>>print " <td> </td>\n";
>>>print " <td>\$$CST</td>\n";
>>>print " </tr>\n";
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>I'm not sure I understand your question, but I think this may answer it...
>>
>>When mail() executes, it simply uses parameters to write the "source code"
>>for an email and sends that (in some fashion) to the sendmail program on
>>the server; so, if you want to have HTML in your message, simply include
>>HTML code in the string $message that you put into the mail() function.
>>
>>If your question is about putting dynamic PHP code into an email. This is
>>impossible unless a clients computer is specifically set up to execute PHP
>>code from emails, and I don't know of anyone who does this. Email can only
>>be static text/html code.
>>
>>It is possible to have JScript and Java, but these are MAJOR security
>>concerns and most people now have these functions turned off. Outlook
>>Express and Firefox both install default with JScript and Java turned off.
>>
>>FYI, here is the documentation for the mail function from the PHP manual.
>>
>>bool mail ( string to, string subject, string message [, string
>>additional_headers [, string additional_parameters]] )
>>
>>Let me know if this didn't answer your question.
>>
>>--TekWiz
>
>
>
> No I am sorry I must not have been clear.
>
> Here is what I want. The code on my web server would be
>
> money_format('%i', $total)
>
> or
>
> print " <tr class=orderpage> \n";
> print " <td align=center>$CSQTY</td>\n";
> print " <td>COLD SORES</td>\n";
> print " <td>\$20.00</td>\n";
> print " <td> </td>\n";
> print " <td>\$$CST</td>\n";
> print " </tr>\n";
>
> but when the email comes in to the client it would look like this
>
> 65.25
>
> or
>
> <tr class=orderpage>
> <td align=center>15</td>
> <td>COLD SORES</td>
> <td>$20.00</td>
> <td> </td>
> <td>46.25</td>
> </tr>
>
>
No, you didn't understand the answer! The body of an email is a string.
Build it up in any way that you want and then send it using the mail()
function. Look at '.', sprintf, and a million other manipulation
functions to get the string built.
Also look into how to handle sending html in an email.
Steve
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