(Unicode C++) SES Send HTML Email

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Sends a simple HTML email to one or more recipients.

See SES SendEmail for more information.

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#include <CkRestW.h>
#include <CkAuthAwsW.h>
#include <CkXmlW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkRestW rest;

    // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
    // such as https://email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
    bool bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    bool success = rest.Connect(L"email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    CkAuthAwsW authAws;
    authAws.put_AccessKey(L"AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
    authAws.put_SecretKey(L"AWS_SECRET_KEY");
    // the region should match our URL above..
    authAws.put_Region(L"us-west-2");
    authAws.put_ServiceName(L"ses");

    rest.SetAuthAws(authAws);

    rest.AddQueryParam(L"Action",L"SendEmail");

    rest.AddQueryParam(L"Message.Body.Html.Data",L"<html><body><p>This is a simple <b>HTML Email</b></p></body></html>");
    rest.AddQueryParam(L"Message.Body.Html.Charset",L"utf-8");

    rest.AddQueryParam(L"Message.Subject.Data",L"Sample HTML SES email");
    rest.AddQueryParam(L"Message.Subject.Charset",L"utf-8");

    // Add up to 100 TO, CC, and BCC recipients.
    // If your SES account is still in the sandbox, you also must verify every recipient email address except for the recipients 
    // provided by the Amazon SES mailbox simulator. (See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/mailbox-simulator.html)
    rest.AddQueryParam(L"Destination.ToAddresses.member.1",L"success@simulator.amazonses.com");
    // Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
    // Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
    // Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
    rest.AddQueryParam(L"Destination.CcAddresses.member.1",L"support@chilkatsoft.com");
    rest.AddQueryParam(L"Destination.CcAddresses.member.2",L"somebody@yahoo.com");
    rest.AddQueryParam(L"Destination.BccAddresses.member.1",L"somebody@gmail.com");

    rest.AddQueryParam(L"Source",L"admin@chilkatdownload.com");

    // Because there may be a large amount of data in the query params, use a POST
    // where the params are sent in the body of the HTTP Request.
    const wchar_t *responseXml = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded(L"POST",L"/");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        wprintf(L"response status code = %d\n",rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());
        wprintf(L"response status text = %s\n",rest.responseStatusText());
        wprintf(L"response header: %s\n",rest.responseHeader());
        wprintf(L"response body: %s\n",responseXml);
        return;
    }

    // Examine the successful XML response.
    CkXmlW xml;
    xml.LoadXml(responseXml);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",xml.getXml());

    // To get the MessageId
    wprintf(L"MessageId: %s\n",xml.chilkatPath(L"SendEmailResult|MessageId|*"));

    // A sample successful response:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    // <SendEmailResponse xmlns="http://ses.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-12-01/">
    //     <SendEmailResult>
    //         <MessageId>010101579081d2c1-043c693f-5a23-4c64-a8c1-66187d3725a0-000000</MessageId>
    //     </SendEmailResult>
    //     <ResponseMetadata>
    //         <RequestId>e2b5b480-8a4e-11e6-85cd-21b1f1f6d432</RequestId>
    //     </ResponseMetadata>
    // </SendEmailResponse>
    }