Hi Rafael,

I use this to create the PDF with no user input:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms947696.aspx

Here are other options:

http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~PDFdrivers

Then you can use Outlook Automation (if the client is using Outlook), or

any of these suggestions to send the email with the PDF attached:

http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~AutomatedEmail~VFP

Frank.

Frank Cazabon

Samaan Systems Ltd. - Developing Solutions

www.SamaanSystems.com

On 12/04/2011 09:30 AM, Rafael Copquin wrote:

> I am using PDFCREATOR to generate a PDF file and then email it to the

>

> customer.

> However, I need the emailing process to be even more automatic, namely:

>

> As it stands today, PDFCREATOR needs the generated PDF file to be saved,

> and then opens the default email program, attaches the pdf file and the

> user is forced to enter the email address of the customer.

>

> My client would like the software to receive the email address

> automatically (from a VFP table or a SQL Server table), so the process

> of generating the pdf file and emailing it to the client is almost

> automatic.

>

> They presently experience a lot of errors in the email addresses,

> because the users often make mistakes, especially when approaching the

> end of the day.

>

> So is there any FREE software that can receive the order to generate a

> pdf file, an email address and send it without a lot of human intervention?

>

> Or is there a way to send the email address directly to the email

> software (via PDFCREATOR or otherwise?)

>

> TIA

>

> Rafael Copquin

>

>

>

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