An open attachment in mail??

How do I create a message in Mail where the attachment is already open with the message is opened. I don't want the person receiving to have to open the attachment.

Jaysun:
What you are asking is not able to be done reliably and for a good reason: it would be an easy avenue for an attacker who wanted to send executable programs, which travel in attachments, to would-be targets.
But, I wonder if there is something else. What do you want to send and what do you want the result to be? I am wondering if you asked about what you thought might be a solution to something you want to do, but did not ask about the thing you wanted to do.
Put another way: What kind of attachment? What are you looking to be the result of opening the email?
Fred

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Hi,
We two Output Types created ZNEU and ZAUF. Two Smartforms are created for the same Output Types. The Issue now is, When ZNEU triggers and send a mail the document is properly decoded and gets opened but for ZAUF it doesn't. It says File damaged.
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          co_raw(3) TYPE c VALUE 'RAW'.
DATA:
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DATA:
        it_lines TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF tline.
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        wa_mail_body TYPE solisti1,
        wa_receipients TYPE somlreci1.
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       sender             TYPE REF TO if_sender_bcs,
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     err_format                  = 2
     err_conv_not_possible       = 3
     err_bad_otf                 = 4
     OTHERS                      = 5.
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ENDTRY.
This is in a Class which is been used in the print program for both the Output Types.
Can somebody throw light upon this.
Note: I tried using
but it is not working properly.
Thanks,
Prashanth
Edited by: Prashanth KR on Jan 5, 2010 6:20 AM

Hi,
Please paste the part of code where you are getting error.
And if you are not clear about where the error is, try searching sdn or google with the error message that you are getting as this issue has been discussed many times earlier.
Check this link.
Error while opening PDF in mail attachment
Hope it helps.
Regards,
Raj

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