sending mail from iPad

[Joseph Nardone]

Hi:
Does anyone have functional code that can send email from iPad? I use the Apple MailComposer code in my iPhone apps but it will not work when I change the app to Universal.
Joseph

[JasonR]

I can't check my iPad app until tonight, but I don't remember having to make any big changes when I ported the MailCompose code to the iPad. It should just work.

[Joseph Nardone]

Originally Posted by JasonR

I can't check my iPad app until tonight, but I don't remember having to make any big changes when I ported the MailCompose code to the iPad. It should just work.

Thanks, I would appreciate it greatly. I even downloaded the latest copy of the MailComposer sample app and converted it to a universal and it won't work on iPad (device or simulator) after the conversion. It still works on iPhone.

[JasonR]

If you can explain what you mean by "won't work", I might be able to help sooner.

[Joseph Nardone]

Sure:

I downloaded the MailComposer sample app. Selected it in "Target" then under Project clicked to "upgrade to iPad" and then chose "universal" when the window popped up.

Next, I changed the deployment target device to iPhone/iPad.

I built the app, and it runs on the iPhone simulator and device - you click "compose" button and a email composer sheet appears with some information and an image already filled in.

If it is run on iPad simulator or device you get the first view with the compose button but when you press the button you get a blank view which is propably a composer sheet. It has no text or buttons. If you touch inside the view a keyboard pops up.

There are no errors or warnings in the compiler.

I am using base SDK 4.0 and have tried deployment target 3.0 and 3.2 with the same result.

If I don't "convert" the app to universal it will run fine as an iPhone app on iPad simulator or device.

Thanks,

Joseph

[Joseph Nardone]

Solved - Sort of

If I add:

picker.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationFullScreen;

to the displayComposerSheet method then I get a small (iphone size) but complete email composer sheet on all devices.

Joseph

[JasonR]

I didn't have to do any of that. My iPad code is a simplified version of the sample you mentioned:

    MFMailComposeViewController *myMailView = [[MFMailComposeViewController alloc] init];
	[myMailView setMessageBody:[self makeCopyString] isHTML:NO];
	myMailView.mailComposeDelegate = self;
	[self presentModalViewController:myMailView animated:YES];
    [myMailView release];

I never had to mess with what you mentioned, and I get a full screen mail composer.