[sylpheed:36823] Re: Windows - associate sylpheed to right click menu "send to mail recipient"

[Gene Goldenfeld]

Perhaps I din’t understand your glitch, but it’s strange that I never encountered this problem in my years with Win 7, which with my laptop only ended a few months ago. Please let us know if you find a solution.

Gene

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On Wed, Jun 5, 2019, at 11:34 AM, Joe wrote:
> I tried, but it doesn't work:
> 
> -------------
> Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> runCmd = "c:\program files (x86)\sylpheed\sylpheed.exe --attach " &
> WScript.Arguments(0)
> 'WshShell.Run "cmd /c " & runCmd, 0, True
> wscript.echo "cmd /c " & runcmd, 0, True
> ---------------
> 
> I tired to edit it just to obtain some more debug infos, the final
> command returns what the script get as argument and how use... it
> seems ok but sylpheed doesn't appears.
> I actually save the script directly in "save to" directory... may be
> that is the problem...
> 
> Anyway thanks a lot for your hint!
> Hope with a bit of tries I/we cant solve this issue. Thanks again! :)
> 
> On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 7:03 PM Michael Weiner <spam at cogit.net> wrote:
> >
> > OK, that is the key info we needed.
> >
> > You can simply insert into the SendTo directory a link to a VBS
> > file containing the following three lines.
> >
> > Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> > runCmd = "[pathToSylpheed]\sylpheed.exe --attach " & WScript.Arguments(0)
> > WshShell.Run "cmd /c " & runCmd, 0, True
> >
> > In the last line, "0" means hide the command window, and "True" means
> > that any error codes will be returned.
> >
> > This works for just a single attachment, since WScript.Arguments(0) refers
> > to the first command-line argument.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > On Wed, 5 Jun 2019 18:10:38 +0200, Joe <joe.on.list at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 4:04 PM Michael Weiner <spam at cogit.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I believe that the issue is "Send to"-- from the Windows Explorer
> > > > context menu-- rather than "mailto:". "Mailto:" is easy to fix.
> > > > "Send to" appears more difficult. I have not found a fix yet.
> > > > Although one can insert a Windows file shortcut to Sylpheed into
> > > > the "Send to" directory, sending a file to that shortcut does not
> > > > attach it to a new message in a composition window. Instead, the
> > > > Sylpheed viewer window attempts to display the file.
> > > >
> > > > The "Send to" directory is listed below.
> > > >
> > > > C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo\
> > >
> > > Exactly, that is the matter...
> > >
> > > I'm a bit surprised nobody of you users tested this problem.Likely
> > > this list and more in general sylpheed client is not so used by
> > > windows users... :)
> > >
> > > Anyway a quick solution i found is to write a little batch file (.bat
> > > dos/win script) that call the command:
> > >
> > > sylpheed --attach %1
> > >
> > > %1 -stand for the first argument the script was passed by explorer
> > > (when you right-click a file and choose send-to, and then
> > > mail-recipient, that file is passed to the mail compose program as
> > > "the first argument").
> > >
> > > I experienced that the above script has to be placed in the sylpheed
> > > install directory:
> > >
> > > c:\program files (x86)\sylpeed\batch-file.bat
> > >
> > > And then a new link has to be created under "send to" dir:
> > >
> > > C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
> > > \link-to-batch-file.lnk
> > >
> > > I don't know why but it doesn't work if you create a symlink from
> > > windows shellprompt, you have to open that dir, right click in it,
> > > and then create new link, choose sylpheed batch file.
> > > We can also name it as similar to "Mail Recipient" or so on...
> > >
> > > Now, if I right click a file (or even more files at once) and choose
> > >
> > > "send to" > "Mail Recipient"...
> > >
> > > Here we go, sylpheed opens-up its compose window, selected files
> > > appear attachedto the new message. We can edit recipient, subject
> > > body an finally send.
> > >
> > > Anyway I noticed one other problem linked to this particular solution.
> > > batch script use to run in a dos window...
> > > Also in this case, when sylpheed opens up, also a black dos windows
> > > appears, and persists open. It is not a very clean behavior and I'd
> > > like to find a work around.
> > >
> > > Seems a way could be to write a VB script that call our batch script
> > > that recallsylpheed command. May be we just need a vbs file only,
> > > the runs sylpheed commandand pass to it the first argument explorer
> > > give to it when right click the file to attach.
> > >
> > > Is there anybody out there able to write down a VB solution as
> > > explained? If thanks to my poor english I wasn't clear enough, let me
> > > know, I'll try to repeat again.
> > >
> > > As recap:
> > > - visual basic script that
> > > - get the first argument passed by explorer
> > > - and send this argument (fil we want to attach) to sylpheed command:
> > >
> > > c\program files (x86)\sylpheed\sylpheed --attach "$ARGUMENT"
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm a linux user and don't know visual basic at all. I tried to copy
> > > some example but they didn't work...
> > >
> > > I tried to install sylpheed on a pc at office, it is used by some
> > > windows 7 users (really basic users!).
> > >
> > > Anyway, thanks for your replies! :)
> > > Bye!
>