Mac Hyp: Calling MS Mail XFCN from Microsoft FoxPro

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• Creating a Resource file.
• Writing a Program file.

Creating a Resource File

1. Make a copy of the Mail Interface Documentation stack, which is included in the HyperCard SDK folder on the Extras disk with AppleTalk Mail.
2. Open the copy of the Mail Interface Documentation stack using ResEdit.
3. Double-click the XFCN resource.
4. Select the "msmail" XFCN, ID 200.
5. From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
6. From the File menu, select New. Name the file "MailRes" and click New.
7. From the Edit menu, choose Paste. A new XFCN resource in the MailRes window should be created.
8. Switch back to the Mail Interface Documentation window and select the STR# resource.
9. From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
10. Activate the MailRes window and select Paste from the Edit menu. A new STR# resource will be created.
11. From the File menu, choose Save to save the MailRes file.
12. Quit ResEdit.

Writing the Program File

1. Open Microsoft FoxPro.
2. From the File menu, select New.
3. From the list of File Types, select Program and click New.
4. Type the following code in the new Program file:

      *Set the file which contains the XFCN resources
      set xcmdfile to "MailRes"
   
      *Load the msmail XFCN
      Load msmail function
   
      *Following are mail calls to create and send a message
      CALL msmail with "getServerName" to serverName
      CALL msmail with "getUserName","TRUE" to myName
      CALL msmail with "createMessage" to theMess
      CALL msmail with "addRecipients", theMess, myName
      CALL msmail with "addSubject", theMess, "Test from FoxPro"
      CALL msmail with "sendMessage", theMess
   
      *Display server and user name
      ? serverName
      ? myName
   
      return
   						

5. From the File menu, choose Save to save the Program file.

Testing the Program

1. You are signed into Mail.
2. The FoxPro ".prg" file and the resource file, "MailRes" reside in the same folder.
   
   To test the program, select Do from the Program menu. Locate the ".prg" file just created and click the Do button.