vuViewMail(xFilePath)

Clarion prototype

Prototype: vuViewMail(*CSTRING InFileName), SIGNED, PROC, PASCAL, RAW, NAME(‘vuViewMail’)

Purpose

Opens the specified mail file (for example .eml) using the default Windows shell association.

Parameters

xFilePath (*CSTRING): Full path to an existing mail file.

Return value / error codes

| Value | Meaning | |—|—| | 1 | File open request started. | | 0 | Failed. Typical cases include blank path or file not found. Error details are available in vuMailLastError(). |

Example (Clarion)

mailFile CSTRING(260)
rc       LONG

mailFile = 'C:\Temp\sample.eml'
rc = vuViewMail(mailFile)
IF rc = 0
  MESSAGE('vuViewMail failed: ' & vuMailLastError())
END

Notes

The file must exist before calling this function.
This function starts an external viewer and returns immediately.
AuthMode/OAuth is not used by this function.
Legacy reference: vuMailDump.pdf, section heading vuViewMail.

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