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9470
I just found BLAT and thinks it's a great program, except I can't get it to run from a batch file. When I run the batch, the command just repeatedly runs...
Ben
avbben
Online Now Send Email
Mar 1, 2007
1:12 pm
9471
... Hi Namtog I already looking for these prgs before i decide to use Blat... and I think Blat and GetMail are what I need......
borisnogues
Offline Send Email
Mar 1, 2007
1:27 pm
9472
... Your batch file is called blat.bat, which is why you cannot get Blat.exe to execute. Rename the batch file to something else, like blatb.bat, then you...
chip.programmer@...
chipprogrammer
Offline Send Email
Mar 1, 2007
1:28 pm
9473
Thanks so much chip. I didn't even think about that problem. It works like a charm now. Ben Harris Data Analyst 2900 Eisenhower Ave, Suite 300 Alexandria ,...
ben_harris@...
avbben
Online Now Send Email
Mar 1, 2007
2:43 pm
9474
Greetings Ben Harris, Ben wrote; "This message is intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information...
namtog
Offline Send Email
Mar 1, 2007
6:30 pm
9475
It's mostly to keep lawyers happy. I sometimes send confidential information to outside parties, mostly query results. Encryption does not prevent me from...
ben_harris@...
avbben
Online Now Send Email
Mar 1, 2007
6:41 pm
9476
Hello, i'm trying to use the blat dll with c++. Every time i'm trying to call the 'send' function from the dll, it's sending the email. But, the second time...
yaronguy2204
Offline Send Email
Mar 4, 2007
5:20 pm
9477
I am new to Blat, and cannot get it running. I have done the following procedure. Would some one be willing to edit it for me? 1. Copy blat260.exe to...
jjj7hhh
Offline Send Email
Mar 4, 2007
5:25 pm
9478
Greetings yaronguy, Are you using Blat 2.6.1? It has a few file issues. Try a earlier version or if you like version 2.6.2, it can be downloaded from Chip's...
namtog
Offline Send Email
Mar 4, 2007
6:49 pm
9479
Greetings Jeff, You wrote; "1. Copy blat260.exe to C:\WINDOWS\system32 folder." I'm assuming that this is in your PATH. ...
namtog
Offline Send Email
Mar 4, 2007
7:40 pm
9480
Having read the help responses, I have fixed it. Here are the changed command lines: I used ::ALL CAPS:: to show my corrections. ... following ... blat260...
jjj7hhh
Offline Send Email
Mar 5, 2007
1:15 am
9481
thanks... its working perfect with new version.......
yaronguy2204
Offline Send Email
Mar 5, 2007
2:53 pm
9482
I've played around a little with Blat, but I'm very inexperienced. What I'm trying to do is either have a file path in the message act as a link (for instance,...
kix_n_grins
Offline Send Email
Mar 6, 2007
5:03 am
9483
... If you specify the "link" at file://c/windows/calc.exe, this might work for some email readers. If you want to attach an actual shortcut, then you can send...
Chip
chipprogrammer
Offline Send Email
Mar 6, 2007
5:29 am
9484
Thanks, Chip! I'll try the "file://" method... The link goes to a file stored on a network drive, so I shouldn't have a problem there (everyone has access to...
kix_n_grins
Offline Send Email
Mar 6, 2007
5:46 am
9485
Chip, Using the "file;//" appears to work, although I now have a new problem. The file path has spaces in it, and the hyperlink stops when it reaches the...
kix_n_grins
Offline Send Email
Mar 6, 2007
6:23 pm
9486
A few people have had some path space problems and have asked about converting to 8.3 filenames. Here is a simple way to accomplish that. Put the code below in...
Richard Lewis
merliniac
Offline Send Email
Mar 6, 2007
7:28 pm
9487
For a URL, Replace any spaces in the path with "%20". file://c/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20Office/etc... -- Also Sprach kix_n_grins... ... -- Qe'van the...
Kevin van Houten
qevan
Online Now Send Email
Mar 6, 2007
7:58 pm
9488
Greetings, Qe'van the Unclothed, Bard of Nor wrote; "For a URL, Replace any spaces in the path with "%20"." Right you are Kevin. Kix_n_grins here are the rest....
namtog
Offline Send Email
Mar 6, 2007
11:20 pm
9489
<snip> ... That was from your firewall program, perhaps Zone Alarm, that looks at email and changes suspect file extensions to something harmless. The same...
Chip
chipprogrammer
Offline Send Email
Mar 7, 2007
2:21 am
9490
Chip, Thank you for explaining what caused the change in the file extension (I do use ZoneAlarm at home, where I was experimenting). Also, thanks to the person...
kix_n_grins
Offline Send Email
Mar 7, 2007
6:40 am
9491
Kix, Have you tried using quotes in your command line: "\\xxxxxx\xxxxx\SOOT.mdb /cmd 'mail1083'" or "\\xxxxxx\xxxxx\SOOT.mdb /cmd ""mail1083""" or ...
timothypbeck
Offline Send Email
Mar 7, 2007
2:11 pm
9492
I thought is was a clever idea. It can actually be done more simply in a batch file with the single line for %%F in (%*) do @echo %%~sF which reads the files...
cant_jim
Offline Send Email
Mar 7, 2007
5:50 pm
9493
Greetings, Jim wrote; "I thought is was a clever idea." Your not the only one. Let me send a "way to go" to Richard Lewis too. Then Jim wrote; "I got sucked in...
namtog
Offline Send Email
Mar 7, 2007
9:25 pm
9494
Hello I'm using blat version 621full I've tried to execute this command to send a test email C:\Documents and Settings\Michael>blat -f /munged/ -to /munged/...
Michael Ageeb
michael_aoi
Offline Send Email
Mar 9, 2007
12:27 am
9495
... You need SSL to talk to GMail. If you can search the Yahoo messages for "SSL" or "stunnel", you should find lots of messages about how to use stunnel to...
Chip
chipprogrammer
Offline Send Email
Mar 9, 2007
1:31 am
9496
Thanks for the info, Tim!!! I was able to use the following: \\xxxxxx\xxxxx\SOOT.mdb%20"/cmd%20mail1083" However, the command-line switch never got passed...
kix_n_grins
Offline Send Email
Mar 9, 2007
11:41 pm
9497
How would I use Blat to forward a message? I mean 'forward' in the same way that Gmail and many other mail systems can immediately forward incoming mail to...
jezza2412
Offline Send Email
Mar 11, 2007
10:04 pm
9498
the first thing you would need to do is get the message into a file that blat can send. Something like 'getmail' can be used to receive a message, store it in...
Kevin van Houten
qevan
Online Now Send Email
Mar 11, 2007
11:59 pm
9499
Is it possible to send a Word DOC as an attachment in Blat? I don't seem to have much luck doing this. If you cannot do this what would be the reason? Thanks...
dmcneill33
Offline Send Email
Mar 12, 2007
1:25 pm
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