Reading an e-mail, including attachments, from the phone
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Reading an e-mail, including attachments, from the phone
Does anyone know how to access the e-mail database on a mobile platform? I want to be able to read e-mail which has already been downloaded, including any attachments, into a LiveCode app
LiveCode 5.1.1 on Mac OS Mountain Lion
Attempting to develop for Android and iPhone
Currently on my third trial, and still finding LiveCode to be difficult for mobile applications in general, and particularly poor for Android
Attempting to develop for Android and iPhone
Currently on my third trial, and still finding LiveCode to be difficult for mobile applications in general, and particularly poor for Android
Re: Reading an e-mail, including attachments, from the phone
Hi,
Sorry, I'm afraid this is impossible for security reasons. I think that the API only allows for composing and sending e-mail, not for reading e-mail that hasbeen downloaded already. You'll have to make your own e-mail client.
Best,
Mark
Sorry, I'm afraid this is impossible for security reasons. I think that the API only allows for composing and sending e-mail, not for reading e-mail that hasbeen downloaded already. You'll have to make your own e-mail client.
Best,
Mark
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Re: Reading an e-mail, including attachments, from the phone
If I could make my own e-mail client, then this would not be impossible.
If it is possible to make my own e-mail client, then it would be possible for me to read e-mails in this program.
I'm hoping to find a solution that is simpler than creating my own iPhone and Android specific e-mail clients.
An option would be if the user could launch my app from the e-mail in a way that would give the app access to the e-mail and it's attachment.
The "develop once, run anywhere" solution is looking more dubious every day.
If it is possible to make my own e-mail client, then it would be possible for me to read e-mails in this program.
I'm hoping to find a solution that is simpler than creating my own iPhone and Android specific e-mail clients.
An option would be if the user could launch my app from the e-mail in a way that would give the app access to the e-mail and it's attachment.
The "develop once, run anywhere" solution is looking more dubious every day.
LiveCode 5.1.1 on Mac OS Mountain Lion
Attempting to develop for Android and iPhone
Currently on my third trial, and still finding LiveCode to be difficult for mobile applications in general, and particularly poor for Android
Attempting to develop for Android and iPhone
Currently on my third trial, and still finding LiveCode to be difficult for mobile applications in general, and particularly poor for Android
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Re: Reading an e-mail, including attachments, from the phone
Mark is correct: this is not a LiveCode limitation, but a security decision implemented in the Android APIs.
For details on this, a search for "access email" on developer.android.com yielded some useful discussions:
http://developer.android.com/search.htm ... 0email&t=0
The first three or four links provide good background on the issue.
It seems the solution most folks pursue is to write a custom email app.
For details on this, a search for "access email" on developer.android.com yielded some useful discussions:
http://developer.android.com/search.htm ... 0email&t=0
The first three or four links provide good background on the issue.
It seems the solution most folks pursue is to write a custom email app.
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Re: Reading an e-mail, including attachments, from the phone
Ok, I think I see what you're getting at - that I will have to implement POP or ActiveSync directly in the application, and not read e-mails from the local client applications.
This was my first thought, but I had been looking for another alternative. Maybe there is no alternative.
Next objective - find existing libraries or existing LiveCode features to access email from POP servers.
This was my first thought, but I had been looking for another alternative. Maybe there is no alternative.
Next objective - find existing libraries or existing LiveCode features to access email from POP servers.
LiveCode 5.1.1 on Mac OS Mountain Lion
Attempting to develop for Android and iPhone
Currently on my third trial, and still finding LiveCode to be difficult for mobile applications in general, and particularly poor for Android
Attempting to develop for Android and iPhone
Currently on my third trial, and still finding LiveCode to be difficult for mobile applications in general, and particularly poor for Android
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Re: Reading an e-mail, including attachments, from the phone
http://www.troz.net/rev/index.irev?cate ... ary#stacksrichervin wrote:Next objective - find existing libraries or existing LiveCode features to access email from POP servers.
Richard Gaskin
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Re: Reading an e-mail, including attachments, from the phone
FourthWorld, thanks for that reference. I can now set this aside for later review.
The one thing I was least concerned about (the user interface) has become the thing I am most concerned about, though I am feeling better about it every day.
The one thing I was least concerned about (the user interface) has become the thing I am most concerned about, though I am feeling better about it every day.
LiveCode 5.1.1 on Mac OS Mountain Lion
Attempting to develop for Android and iPhone
Currently on my third trial, and still finding LiveCode to be difficult for mobile applications in general, and particularly poor for Android
Attempting to develop for Android and iPhone
Currently on my third trial, and still finding LiveCode to be difficult for mobile applications in general, and particularly poor for Android
Re: Reading an e-mail, including attachments, from the phone
Anyone wanting to access these old Troz stacks should use this link instead:
https://github.com/trozware/rev_stacks
https://github.com/trozware/rev_stacks