Automatic Automated mail out

[briandmenupalace]

Hi all,
Long time new post awesome new look!

I got a question I've figured out before but the answer is lost to me.

My work wants to create an automated mailer on a ASP server. It will query a database and send out emails for a newsletter.

Before, we used the built in windows scheduled tasks on the server to do this. However, I can't remember how we did it.

Does anyone have an idea how we can do this?
A better way?

Maybe ASP.net can do it?

[Rob]

Rather than er-invent the wheel, I would use something like this:-
http://www.webwizguide.com/asp/sampl...ist_script.asp

Hope this helps you.

[Smokie]

one way ive done it in the past is to create a .vbs file which is run by the task scheduler. This file simply launches internet explorer and goes to your asp page which does the mass-mailing.

here is the code you need for the .vbs file:

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Set newShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
newShell.run "http://www.yoursite.com/sendmail.asp",5,false

Hope that helps.

[briandmenupalace]

This is what we did last time. It didn't necessarily work 100% of the time.

I think I tried using a BAT file to open the browswer which just didn't work.

Is there anything special about a VBS file?
I 1 year out of school, while i'm bright with the things I know.. I'm pretty blah as far as things I don't know.

Is it just a text file?


Thanks guys!

[briandmenupalace]

Hey guys...
Figured it out!
Awesome!
It is just like a text file.