Re: [MacPerl] Can't get sendmail to put subject right...

[EaTrom <tromine@sirius.com>]

> > # the problem is that $auction_full ends up without the id number.
>
> How can $auction_full 'end up without the id number'?  You haven't made any
> changes to $auction_full after assigning to it.
>
>
> > $auction_desc & $auction_ID work as expected.
> > # I tried to append the id, but that also fails.
> >  $auction_full .= $auction_ID;
> >
> >  print qq{
> >    href="mailto:$bidder_email?subject=$auction_full&message=Hello">eMail
> > Winner
> >  };
> >
> > # when the link is clicked, a message window opens (this is what I want)
> > but the subject is truncated at "Item "
> > # is something "thinking" the #12345 indicates a comment, and so strips
> > it?
>
> #12345 does not indicate a comment: it refers to an anchor name, as in:
>
> http://www.example.com/catalog.html#item27
>
> which will bring up catalog.html with the page scrolled to the location of
> item27.
>

That was what my problem was.. now, previewing the link, I do see the id
number. So it is lost when the message window is opened (Netscape). I've
changed the script to eliminate the "#" and it works fine.

I still can't get a message body into the link, tho.

Thanks for the assist!

Terry


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