adding subject and product reference to email

[Dr John William]

I am using a button on each product page to enable people to enquire further about an item. The code is as below and works OK. However, I want to be able to pre-populate the subject line with details about the product itself. I use a customvar caleld STOCKCODE which holds the product reference. What should I include in the code to do this?

Thanks


<script type=text/javascript>
var _u = "sales";
var _d = "actualartefacts.com";
var _l = _u + "@" + _d;
var _m = "<img src=enquire_about.gif border='0'>";
document.write("<a href='mailto:"+_l+"'' style='color:black' class='actxxsmall'>"+_m+"</a>");
</script>

[Froogle]

The code to insert the product reference into the subject would be:

<script type=text/javascript>
var _u = "sales";
var _d = "actualartefacts.com";
var _l = _u + "@" + _d;
var _m = "<img src=enquire_about.gif border='0'>";
document.write("<a href='mailto:"+_l+"?subject=CUSTOMVAR:STOCKCODE' style='color:black' class='actxxsmall'>"+_m+"</a>");
</script>

If you are using this for every product (within Act_ProductLine.html) you could use the NETQUOTEVARS to include more information, eg the item title etc. For example, you can use NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREFERENCE to give you the product reference without having to use a custom property.

[Dr John William]

Thanks. I would like to add in for some products some text in the body such as: Please send me your catalogue. Would I use ?body and how/where should it be inserted in the code?

John

[Froogle]

The first string added to a mailto: should start with ?, and any further strings need to have & before them, like this:

<a href="mailto:ADDRESS?subject=SUBJECT&body=BODY">LINK</a>

You'll need to use escape sequences such as %20 for a space and %0a%0d for a new line.

[Dr John William]

Thanks. Works a treat.

John