Question

i have a situation where i need to send an email with attachment using clients Outloook,

<% string filePath = "http://localhost/GetPDF";%>
<a href="mailto:?subject=Report&attachment='<%: filePath %>'">Send via outlook</a>

the GetPDF action returns a pdf i.e.:

public override void ExecuteResult(ControllerContext context)
{

    byte[] pdfBytes = null;
    //pdf generation
    ....................

    context.HttpContext.Response.Clear();
    context.HttpContext.Response.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/pdf");
    context.HttpContext.Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=Report.pdf; size=" + pdfBytes.Length.ToString());
    context.HttpContext.Response.Flush();
    context.HttpContext.Response.BinaryWrite(pdfBytes);
    context.HttpContext.Response.Flush();
    context.HttpContext.Response.End();
}

but unfortunately after the send mail window opens, pdf is not attached =/
can this be fixed ?

Thank You !

Answer 1

There is no way to attach files using the mailto: URI scheme.