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To split the Print context into multiple attachments, or to attach multiple Web sections as separate

attachments, you need to create a Control Script that specifies parts; see "Parts: splitting and

renaming email attachments" on page651.

This topic explains how to attach files other than those generated by the Print or Web context.

Attaching external files

To attach files other than those generated by the Print or Web context to Email output:

1. Add the files to the template (see "Adding images" on page539) or put them in a folder

that is available to the machine that outputs the emails.

Create a script: on the Scripts pane at the bottom left, click New. A new script appears in

the list. Double-click on it to open it. If you are not familiar with scripts, see "Writing your

own scripts" on page624 for an explanation of how scripts work.

3. Change the name of the script, so that it reflects what the script does.

Choose the option Selector and in the Selector field, type head.

5. Write a script that appends a <link> element to the results (the selector is head, so the

results contain the <head> of the email). For example:

results.append("<link rel='related' href='images/letter-

CU00048376.pdf'>");

Make sure to set the rel attribute to related.

The href attribute determines where the file comes from.

For resources inside the template, use 'images/file.extension' , or

'fonts/myfont.otf', etc.

For external resources, you need the full path to the file, for example:

'file:///c:/resources/attachments/instructions.pdf'

or, for a remote file:

'http://localhost:8080/pod/v1/deliverynotes/{8FCEC8BC-

72E8-486B-A206-516BF10E21F6}'.

Of course, you can also use dynamic calls such as

'file:///c:/clientfiles/' + record.fields.client_id +

'/invoices/' + record.fields.invoice_number + '.pdf'.

Add the title attribute to specify a custom attachment name. For example:

results.append("<link rel='related' href='images/{8FCEC8BC-

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