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BEVERLY VOTH <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:35:54 -0500
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Steve, Does the format "[log in to unmask] (first last)", no quotes, work for you?
I found this article about using SMTP, but perhaps it works better for E-mail Client, too:
<http://www.savvydata.com/blog/2009/11/fixing-smtp-send-mail-error-1506/>

Also, perhaps it is relying on AddressBook application for the displaying the name? If there is no entry, does it work? I'm just guessing!

Beverly

On 15 Dec 2011, at 1:12 AM, CANHR MIS wrote:

> Happy Holidays All,
> 
> I have posted this problem to Filemaker's own forums but haven't got much satisfaction. Maybe you folks can help.
> 
> Using the Script Step "Send Mail" ; Send via: E-mail Client ; and Apple Mail as the email client program.
> I have discovered the following problem.
> 
> In FMP 10 this script worked just fine. However in FMP 11 the To: field in the resulting email messages have only the email address without the Name. In FMP 10 and using the same various versions of Apple Mail, the To: address would look like this:
> 
> Joe Blow <[log in to unmask]>
> 
> Using FMP 11 (and the same Apple Mail program) we get: [log in to unmask]
> 
> FMP & FMP Advanced 11.0
> Operating system version: Mac OS X 10.5.8 & 10.6.7
> Apple Mail: 3.6 & 4.5
> 
> Just to be sure I tried many different calculations, tested them in the Data Viewer and in fields.
> I tested on local files and file on FMServer 10. Same results. Tried on 3 different machines.
> 
> On the chance that it was my file, I tested using the FM Inc.'s Starter Solution "Contact Management" created using the menu command "New from Starter Solution." I created no new fields or scripts. Same results.
> 
> If you would like to see the post & response on the "issue" forum of Filemaker Inc. The post is;
> 
> http://forums.filemaker.com/posts/7d6e66a797
> 
> There is also another report of the problem by someone else at;
> http://forums.filemaker.com/posts/7597d69cf3
> 
> Can anyone duplicate this problem?
> Thank you for your cooperation.
> 
> _Steve B
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