Mailto with web.show_document

Hi,
I am using the mailto as below
web.show_document('mailto:[email protected]&subject='||lv_subject||'%20&body=Date:%20%'||:SYSTEM.CURRENT_DATETIME||'%0A%0APlease find the generated file in pdf format','blank');
I am sucessful in generating the mail to, subject and the mail body but is there a way by which i can automatically attach a mail attachment (could be a pdf file just generated before this code executes.
or does someone have a better idea as my requirement is that as and when a transaction is complete a user will select a check box and execute a button (send mail), for the same transaction i want to generate a PDF file ad send it to the selected group, but i do not want this as a silent background process (it should open a new outlook window) with the generated report as an attachment.
I can generate the pdf file and also open a new outlook form but the attachment is the issue.
Regards
Melvin

Melvin,
there exists no parameter for attaching files to an email using "mailto".
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q188/0/19.asp&NoWebContent=1
The format for the MAILTO protocol is as follows:
MAILTO:Recipients&Parameters
The Recipients field can be blank, a single e-mail address, or multiple e- mail addresses separated by semicolons (;).
The Parameters are optional and have to be separated by an ampersand (&). Parameters appear in a name/value pair format. Following is the list of parameters available in Internet Explorer: PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
CC= Carbon copy
BCC= Blind carbon copy
SUBJECT= Subject text
BODY= Body text
Fran

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