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- | If you don' | + | If you do not know how to do this, read the instructions in the [[blocks:app-note:start|general setup section]]. This zip archive is a bit different from the other application notes, it has a blocks server config file and the root folder. The Blocks config file is a sample file showing the format of the mail settings that need to be set in your own blocks config file to enable the email feature in Blocks. |
- | Prerequisits: | + | Prerequisites: |
* The root block has to be the default root folder name PIXILAB-Blocks-root unless changed in the user-script MailLog.ts. | * The root block has to be the default root folder name PIXILAB-Blocks-root unless changed in the user-script MailLog.ts. | ||
- | * The server | + | * The server |
- | * The email account has to be configured in the [[blocks: | + | * The email account has to be configured in the [[blocks: |
- | Try the application: | + | =====Try the application===== |
- Start Blocks. | - Start Blocks. | ||
- Open the editor using the Admin button. | - Open the editor using the Admin button. | ||
- | - Log in using the name admin and the password pixi. | + | - Log in using the name admin and the password pixi |
+ | - Select the tasks page in the Blocks editor. | ||
+ | - Select the Logging task group | ||
+ | - Select the MailLog task. | ||
+ | - Change the receiving email address to you own. | ||
+ | - Run the task manually by hitting the tiny triangle play button next to the task. | ||
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+ | The task should be running for a couple of seconds at the most. Is it gets stuck until a timeout is reached, it indicates there is an issue with the email settings and the email server cannot be reached. | ||
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+ | The email look like this: | ||
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+ | Remember to check the spam folder if the email cannot be found in the inbox. | ||
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+ | =====How does it work? | ||
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+ | This application uses a user script that finds the latest log, zips it into a temp folder using the zip application installed on the server and then emails this on the recipient with the email feature built in to blocks. | ||
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+ | the script is stored at the default location / | ||
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