I've got it setup (internally) to work with Gmail smtp. I'll update the UI to allow user configuration.
BTW, IQ is not a real mail client. Currently, there are 3 ways to send emails with IQ:
Click on an email hyperlink. It starts off your email client. So no specific configuration is required
Right-click on a selection of emails and select send email. It starts off your email client to create an email for each item selected. No specific configuration is required either
HTML export email-merge: Works with a template to send boiler-plate type emails merged with database fields. This is what is used to send license info via email to users who have donated. It is not suitable for general purpose emails.
I don't need e-mail from IQ (at present anyway) but I thought I would try this out. I used the standard sample IQ base.
I configured the options as described in Pierre's screenshot above and then followed the steps you outlined in your message. After I clicked on "Email Merge" what happened was - nothing. I repeated the click a few times with same result then discovered I had successfully sent a mail message for each click. Then I noticed that a "1 Email sent" message appears at bottom left.
I tried it with Gmail and another email account that uses a different server and both worked without a problem.
I know this doesn't help with your problem but it does show that the system works.
[quote=jdonlan]After I clicked on "Email Merge" what happened was - nothing. I repeated the click a few times with same result then discovered I had successfully sent a mail message for each click. Then I noticed that a "1 Email sent" message appears at bottom left.[/quote]
I've updated the UI to (1) provide feedback while sending and (2) show the number of emails sent.
Yes, all these new feedback dialogs are great. They really improve the IQ experience (in general - same for "quick search", etc.).
Also Thanks jdonlan and Jan
(jdonlan : using the e-mail merge very conveniently allows to use a contact list to send individual emails (invoices, whatever) with nice templates (with auto-filled fields), which would be harder with MS word or -- even more -- Outlook)
Pierre : I'm still not able to send emails
I still get the error Jan and I mentioned.
I do get a new one from IQ (one of these new feedback dialogs) :
"No e-mail address found"
But, I've selected a field in which there's an e-mail address. I've tried different fields, with the same results. Could it be an error with the e-mail field selector ? my e-mail field is "Email". I don't think it's the default field.
Thanks for those e-mail examples - I'm sure I can make use of the feature in time, one of the many things on my "I must put that into IQ when I have time" list..
Playing around still futher I did try selecting a different field for the e-mail address in the HTML export window - FAX in this case since it's also a text field. It popped up the new "no Email address field" message box (thanks Pierre!) and then I put a valid address in there and it worked fine again. Very strange you seem to get the reverse in every situation. Are you trying with the sample IQ base?
Still can't send any e-mail (using mail-merge) from IQ.
Error : "The transport error code was 0x80070057"
Like Jan. I Tried Yahoo, Gmail...
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Apart from Jan, and John, anybody else willing to try sending emails using "e-mail merge" ?
Here are the steps to set up IQ to send e-mails:
Tools>Options>POP-E-mails
fill the SMTP section.
then, to send one :
1- select item with e-mail adress (probably from your addressbook grid...)
2- ctrl-P (or File ->Print Peview)
3- select "Merge the selected item..."
4- in the HTML export dialog, select the "Use template file" tab
5- check the "e-mail merge" checkbox and fill all the other relevant fields -- like e-mail address, subject, etc. (e-mail address field should probably be "Email")
6- Click on "e-mail merge"... The e-mail should be sent...
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