Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

2865.0. "TO: and CC: field customization through EMHEAD" by MSAM00::DOUGLASBURKE (What's it all about...Alpha!!!) Tue Jun 15 1993 11:42

    
    In the ALL-IN-1_V4 conference, note 2845.2, Dave Shove explains the
    added functionality to the OA$MAIL_ADD_ADDR recognition data set.
    
    He explains that there are several new fields, designed to match DDS.
    
    I have two questions on this....
    
    1.	Can these fields be used to actually embed additional information
        into the first 39 characters of the TO: and CC: fields of an 
        electronic mail message?  For example, supposed I want the persons
        name, as found in the search, followed by ORGUNIT1 starting at
        position 25, and ending in position 35?  Can this be done?
    
    2.	If the above can be done, what is the syntax used to perform this
        operation?  Can anyone provide an example using form EMHEAD named
        data?
    
    Thanks for any assistance,
    
    Doug

    I think your main problem will be that the OA$MAIL_ADD_ADDR recognition
    data set doesn't even get invoked if the user types a valid address. So
    even if you could get it to add OA$MAIL_ADD_ADDR.ORGUNIT1 into the TO
    field, it would only do it if the user had invoked recognition.
    
    (Trace will show you that OA$MAIL_ADD_ADDR doesn't get invoked if the
    user types a complete valid address. You can also see the new-in-v3.0
    fields being filled when the user presses <find> and chooses an
    addressee.)
    
    Sorry,
    Dave.

    Thanks anyway Dave.  I thought as much.  I was wondering why I could
    delete the "TO = " part and it had no effect...it was actually
    OA$MAIL_ADD_ADDR never getting invoked...
    
    Such is life,
    
    Doug