large string at javascript in order to attach email.

Question

I need to attach large textarea content to mail with following code.

location.href="mailto:a@example.com?subject=example&body="+encodeURIComponent(document.getElementById("listbox").value);

However there is a limit length for textarea characters when it exceeds, it doesn't work. I tried with variable and attach to email; however again variables have limits. How can I attach large strings to an email? Thanks for help...

For more information: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/417142/what-is-the-maximum-length-of-a-url-in-different-browsers Unfortunately there are no ways around this without using your web server to send the email. — Dcullen, Mar 20 '13 at 14:58
It makes everything more difficult. Thank you very much for information... — user1874941, Mar 20 '13 at 15:05

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 20 '13 at 19:15

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You should be able to do with a POST request:

<form action="mailto:youremail@domain.com">
  <input type="hidden" name="Subject" value="Email subject">
  <input type="hidden" name="Body" value="Email body">
  <input type="submit">
</form>

Of course you can do this in js as well. By creating the DOM structure dynamically and sybmitting the form.

answered Mar 20 '13 at 19:15

fredrik

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Thanks for advice; however it didn't change anything. Again when the text is too long submit button doesn't work. – user1874941 Mar 21 '13 at 10:18
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If your text is that long (probably about 1.5k) there is no workaround. This is a limitation in the HTTP specification, which is in effect even though you never leave your local computer. – fredrik Mar 21 '13 at 11:48
ok. I understood there is no way around for long texts. I will set this answer as my accepted answer. – user1874941 Mar 25 '13 at 13:53

large string at javascript in order to attach email.

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