open email client through javascript

Question

is there anyway through which I can open more than one email client, (on a single click) in java script, I know how to use mailto but don't know how to open multiple clients this code opens the client on each reload.

window.location.href = "mailto:[email protected]?subject=Subject&body=message%20goes%20here";

Any help in this regard Thanks

Fredette

Answer 1

If you want it to load the mail client on a click rather than every time the page refreshes, you want it attached to a click event, something like this :

<button class="button">Open Email</button>

Using jQuery :

$(document).ready(function(){
    $('.button').on('click',function(){
       window.location.href = "mailto:[email protected]?subject=Subject&body=message%20goes%20here"; 
    });
});

Update

If you want it to load multiple instances of the client, just duplicate the window.location.href :

$(document).ready(function(){
    $('.button').on('click',function(){
       window.location.href = "mailto:[email protected]?subject=Subject&body=message%20goes%20here";
       window.location.href = "mailto:[email protected]?subject=Subject2&body=message%20goes%20here";
    });
});

Ceyx

i want to launch it more than once – Fredette

Yes working ok in Firefox. What browser are you using? – Ceyx

I am using Google chrome – Fredette

Try this one for chrome, i've added a slight delay on the second open.. jsfiddle.net/G7Ws7/2 – Ceyx

Looks like chrome doesn't like window.location.href being fired twice by one event. Will only fire the second one. And won't fire on a setTimeout. I'll try a few more things see if we can work around this. – Ceyx

so there is no patch for Google Chrome? – Fredette

I haven't managed to find a fix as of yet I'm afraid! I will try and look a bit further into it tomorrow!! – Ceyx

All the above Fiddle links are broken, Error 404 not found – Assemblyman

Answer 2

It is not possible to launch external applications from JavaScript in a Browser. mailto only launches the MUA which is configured as the default in the system-settings.

Missy

i meant the same, launching more than 1 default client on single click – Fredette

At the risk of sounding.. thick, what is MUA ? – Nudibranch

MUA stands for Mail User Agent – Missy