Sending email in livecode

[M.K.]

i am trying to Build a program that will send a default email to an email address , The receiver address will be taken from a text field , and the sender address , subject , message will be provided on the code .

I tried this code and i got a problem when it get to "get shell("echo" && wrapQ(shellEscape(tMsg)) && "| /usr/sbin/sendmail" && "

The button send :

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on mouseUp
    local tMsg
    put "Been checked" into tMsg
    put "User2@???????" into pFrom
    put the text of field "emailtext" into pTo
    put "Checked" into pSub
    put "Been checked" into tMsg
    put "Checked" into pSub
    put "From:" && pFrom & return & "To:" && pTo & return & "Subject:" && pSub & \
    return into tMsg    
    get shell("echo" && wrapQ(shellEscape(tMsg)) && "| /usr/sbin/sendmail" && \
    wrapQ(shellEscape(pTo)) && "-f" && wrapQ(shellEscape(pFrom)))
     send mail
      end mouseUp

[chris25]

At the risk of putting my foot in it BIG time,

and I feel like I am interupting a conversation right now, but have a quick question for you. I went to this shell command and noticed that it only applies to OSX and Linux servers. ? The only reason I am asking is because today I will be looking at how to configure a link so that the users email box opens and addresses an email to me, and then, yes then I saw your question.....
Kind regards
chris

....ten minutes later....mine was easier just found it, "revmail'. That was quick. Sorry to have bothered you....have a nice day

[jacque]

As Chris found, you're better off using revMail if you're writing for a desktop app. It's in the dictionary.

The shell command is used mostly with LiveCode server. Is that what you're using? If so, the wrapQ function is a custom function that is probably located somewhere else in the example script you found.