Adding email objects

Universal Email can be configured to support additional email objects. It contains an extensible architecture which allows configuration information specific to an email object to be added and supported.

Note: Additional objects cannot be specified for Coldfusion support. CFMAIL is the only supported CFML option.

Universal Email email object definition files

All objects definition files for the Universal Email Extension are located in the following folder on this machine:


One definition file is placed in this folder upon installing the extension. This file contains the information for all email objects currently supported by the extension: WAUniversalEmail.xml

This chapter explains how to create additional XML files which specify the necessary properties to support other email objects. Each of the following sections detail the necessary tags and functions required for configuration of your XML file.

To create an XML file to support additional email objects:

  1. Select File > New
  2. In the New Document dialog box, select Basic from the Category window.
  3. From the Basic Page window, select XML.
  4. Click OK.

    A blank XML document will open.
  5. Specify the appropriate tags, functions and their corresponding propertiesin accordance with the guidelines outlined in the following pages for the email object you wish to add (Refer to the existing email object definition XML file noted above as well as the outlined sections).
  6. Save the file and place it in the same directory as the existing email object definition XML file.

    The next time Dreamweaver is started, the extension will automatically recognize the new XML file and include its configuration information in the list of available email objects supported in Universal Email.

    Note: It is a good idea to save a copy of this file in a safe location as it will need to be transferred manually if you install the extesnion on a different machine or if you remove or re-install the extension.