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mid-ori · 18-11-2003, 07:31

Hi,

does anyone know how to add wmv's into an email? to be sent through outlook.

cheers

Brown · 18-11-2003, 08:03

try oli's method. make an html page with the wmv embedded, then go to that page and go file > send > page by email

although when i just reid that, it said that the page contained frames (which it doesn't) so maybe you can't use that method to embed wmv's in a page. maybe that's where the issue lies?

mid-ori · 18-11-2003, 08:16

the problem is that way it attaches the email, i've been looking at the tag dynsrc for the email but i can't get it to work.

Brown · 18-11-2003, 08:18

why don't you link to a file on an external server? embedding objects to html emails is dodgy territory.

mid-ori · 18-11-2003, 09:18

the client is a production company and they like the idea of been able to view the video within the email.

Brown · 18-11-2003, 09:19

you can view it within the email, but you call the file from a webserver by direct uri rather than embedding it as an attachment when you send the email

mid-ori · 18-11-2003, 09:24

nothing in the email is a attachment, it all comes from the server images from the clients server and the video comes from a streaming server. is this what you mean, sorry for been so stupid but it was a late night.

Brown · 18-11-2003, 09:29

yeah. create the email as normal html page under html 3.2 conditions - be careful what code you use. place all images on a webserver and point all the paths to the web server by http - only if you are online will you be able to view the images - be sure to include alt tags for each image.

never tried to stream video into outlook. let me know if it works.

remember that there are abut 1500 different mail clients out there so its not going to work for everyone.

outside of the body tags include the whole copy of the email as plain text with line breaks so non html viewers can at least see the copy.

careful what you place in the body tag. it won't be read by everyone.

mid-ori · 18-11-2003, 09:32

yeah i know that to stream video into outlook can work, because we do it at work, but this is freelance and i aint sure how they decode the video. cheers

Brown · 18-11-2003, 09:35

http://www.streamcanada.com/Support/...media_into.htm

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18-11-2003, 08:03	#2 (permalink)
Brown volkswagen yellow & gold Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: london, england. Posts: 6,214	try oli's method. make an html page with the wmv embedded, then go to that page and go file > send > page by email although when i just reid that, it said that the page contained frames (which it doesn't) so maybe you can't use that method to embed wmv's in a page. maybe that's where the issue lies?

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mid-ori Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 162	the problem is that way it attaches the email, i've been looking at the tag dynsrc for the email but i can't get it to work.

18-11-2003, 08:18	#4 (permalink)
Brown volkswagen yellow & gold Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: london, england. Posts: 6,214	why don't you link to a file on an external server? embedding objects to html emails is dodgy territory.

18-11-2003, 09:18	#5 (permalink)
mid-ori Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 162	the client is a production company and they like the idea of been able to view the video within the email.

18-11-2003, 09:19	#6 (permalink)
Brown volkswagen yellow & gold Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: london, england. Posts: 6,214	you can view it within the email, but you call the file from a webserver by direct uri rather than embedding it as an attachment when you send the email

18-11-2003, 09:24	#7 (permalink)
mid-ori Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 162	nothing in the email is a attachment, it all comes from the server images from the clients server and the video comes from a streaming server. is this what you mean, sorry for been so stupid but it was a late night.

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Brown volkswagen yellow & gold Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: london, england. Posts: 6,214	yeah. create the email as normal html page under html 3.2 conditions - be careful what code you use. place all images on a webserver and point all the paths to the web server by http - only if you are online will you be able to view the images - be sure to include alt tags for each image. never tried to stream video into outlook. let me know if it works. remember that there are abut 1500 different mail clients out there so its not going to work for everyone. outside of the body tags include the whole copy of the email as plain text with line breaks so non html viewers can at least see the copy. careful what you place in the body tag. it won't be read by everyone.

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mid-ori Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 162	yeah i know that to stream video into outlook can work, because we do it at work, but this is freelance and i aint sure how they decode the video. cheers

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Brown volkswagen yellow & gold Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: london, england. Posts: 6,214	http://www.streamcanada.com/Support/...media_into.htm

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