Javascript in Outlook 2000

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silke.kuhm

Hello to all,

I'm no friend of it at all, but: I was asked to make a multipart-mail
with a javascript (only for an optical effect) for a christmas-mailing.

The script runs in outlook express 6, netscape mail 7.1 an outlook 2002
(view/view in internet zone). But it doesn't run in outlook 2000 -
althought I've activated scripting and used the lowest security
settings.

That's how the message HTML-Part looks like:

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://domain.com/pfad/script.js"></script>
Hello User.

Das ist die<b>HTML</b> Version!
</body>
</html>

The script runs neither as external script nor written directly in the
HTML-Part.
What is the reason for that?

I know that most users won't have javascript enabled - but it would be
nice to have an explanation for the customer (and my boss ;-) why it
doesn't run in outlook 2000 with all necessary options enabled - maybe
it would be suitable for persuading them not to use javascript in the
mail.

Greetings from Austria,

Silke
 
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Roady [MVP]

The zone Outlook operates in can be set in Tools-> Options-> tab Security.
I'm not completely sure if this will work for Outlook 2000 as well. Outlook
2000 has gotten a major security overhaul during its lifetime. The fact that
this "broke" the scripting wouldn't surprise me. You've seen the difficulty
yourself to get it working and mainly that the recipients must lower their
security to experience your e-mail. That alone would be enough reason why
not to do this.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data
 
S

silke.kuhm

Hello Robert,

thank you very much for your answer. I lowered the zones with
Tools->Options already - but the script doesn't work.

Maybe there are some special javascript instructions not supported in
Outlook 2000 (the script lets a few snowflakes fall over the message
and therefore reads the window width and height).

Silke
 
R

Roady [MVP]

And you've already opened the message? It certainly won't work in the
Preview Pane.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data
 
R

Roady [MVP]

No, and I don't think it ever will. When sending PowerPoint slides by HTML
formatted mail the animations won't work either which are also kept in a
js-file. Security has a price... :-S

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data
 

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