Classic ASP
Classic ASP
Outlook Send HTML Email with Embedded Images
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This example sends an HTML email with embedded images. Other examples exist for:- Sending plain-text email.
- Sending email with attachments.
- Sending HTML email with embedded images and attachments.
This example applies to: Exchange Online | Office 365 | Hotmail.com | Live.com | MSN.com | Outlook.com | Passport.com
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<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%
success = 0
' Important: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.68 or greater.
' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
' Use your previously obtained access token here:
' See the following examples for getting an access token:
' Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
' Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).
' Refresh Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
' Refresh Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).
http.AuthToken = "MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN"
' To send mail, we'll POST to the following endpoint:
'
' POST /users/{id | userPrincipalName}/sendMail
'
' (The special keyword "me" may be used in place of a principal name.)
'
' This example will send HTML email containing the following HTML body.
' After the
' <html>
' <head>
' <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
' <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
' </head>
' <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
' <font face="Calibri">This is a test <b>HTML email with embedded images</b>.<br>
' <br>
' <img alt="" src="cid:starfish"><br>
' <img alt="" src="cid:hedgehogs"><br>
' </font>
' </body>
' </html>
' Build the HTML body...
bCrlf = 1
set sbHtmlBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbHtmlBody.AppendLine("<html>",bCrlf)
success = sbHtmlBody.AppendLine("<head>",bCrlf)
success = sbHtmlBody.AppendLine("<meta http-equiv=""Content-Type"" content=""text/html; charset=utf-8"">",bCrlf)
success = sbHtmlBody.AppendLine("<meta content=""text/html; charset=utf-8"">",bCrlf)
success = sbHtmlBody.AppendLine("</head>",bCrlf)
success = sbHtmlBody.AppendLine("<body bgcolor=""#FFFFFF"">",bCrlf)
success = sbHtmlBody.AppendLine("<font face=""Calibri"">This is a test <b>HTML email with embedded images</b>.<br>",bCrlf)
success = sbHtmlBody.AppendLine("<br>",bCrlf)
success = sbHtmlBody.AppendLine("<img alt="""" src=""cid:starfish""><br>",bCrlf)
success = sbHtmlBody.AppendLine("<img alt="""" src=""cid:hedgehogs""><br>",bCrlf)
success = sbHtmlBody.AppendLine("</font>",bCrlf)
success = sbHtmlBody.AppendLine("</body>",bCrlf)
success = sbHtmlBody.AppendLine("</html>",bCrlf)
' Load the image files.
set jpgStarfish = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.BinData")
success = jpgStarfish.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")
set jpgHedgeHogs = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.BinData")
success = jpgHedgeHogs.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/hedgehogs.jpg")
' The body of the POST request contains JSON that specifies the email subject, body,
' recipients, etc. This example will build the following JSON HTML email:
'
' {
' "message": {
' "subject": "Sample HTML Email with Embedded Images",
' "body": {
' "contentType": "html",
' "content": "The HTML body goes here..."
' },
' "toRecipients": [
' {
' "emailAddress": {
' "name": "Chilkat Software",
' "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
' }
' },
' {
' "emailAddress": {
' "address": "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
' }
' }
' ],
' "ccRecipients": [
' {
' "emailAddress": {
' "name": "Chilkat Blog",
' "address": "admin@cknotes.com"
' }
' }
' ],
' "attachments": [
' {
' "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.fileAttachment",
' "name": "starfish.jpg",
' "contentType": "image/jpeg",
' "size": 6497,
' "isInline": true,
' "contentId": "starfish",
' "contentLocation": null,
' "contentBytes": "base64_data_here"
' },
' {
' "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.fileAttachment",
' "name": "hedgehogs.jpg",
' "contentType": "image/jpeg",
' "size": 48845,
' "isInline": true,
' "contentId": "hedgehogs",
' "contentLocation": null,
' "contentBytes": "base64_data_here"
' }
' ]
' },
' "saveToSentItems": true
' }
'
' Build the above JSON.
set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("message.subject","Sample HTML Email with Embedded Images")
success = json.UpdateString("message.body.contentType","html")
success = json.UpdateString("message.body.content",sbHtmlBody.GetAsString())
success = json.UpdateString("message.toRecipients[0].emailAddress.name","Chilkat Software")
success = json.UpdateString("message.toRecipients[0].emailAddress.address","admin@chilkat.io")
success = json.UpdateString("message.toRecipients[1].emailAddress.address","chilkat.support@gmail.com")
success = json.UpdateString("message.ccRecipients[0].emailAddress.name","Chilkat Blog")
success = json.UpdateString("message.ccRecipients[0].emailAddress.address","admin@cknotes.com")
success = json.UpdateString("message.attachments[0].""@odata.type""","#microsoft.graph.fileAttachment")
success = json.UpdateString("message.attachments[0].name","starfish.jpg")
success = json.UpdateString("message.attachments[0].contentType","image/jpeg")
success = json.UpdateInt("message.attachments[0].size",jpgStarfish.NumBytes)
success = json.UpdateBool("message.attachments[0].isInline",1)
' This contentId must match the "cid:" in the HTML
success = json.UpdateString("message.attachments[0].contentId","starfish")
success = json.UpdateNull("message.attachments[0].contentLocation")
success = json.UpdateBd("message.attachments[0].contentBytes","base64",jpgStarfish)
success = json.UpdateString("message.attachments[1].""@odata.type""","#microsoft.graph.fileAttachment")
success = json.UpdateString("message.attachments[1].name","hedgehogs.jpg")
success = json.UpdateString("message.attachments[1].contentType","image/jpeg")
success = json.UpdateInt("message.attachments[1].size",jpgHedgeHogs.NumBytes)
success = json.UpdateBool("message.attachments[1].isInline",1)
' This contentId must match the "cid:" in the HTML
success = json.UpdateString("message.attachments[1].contentId","hedgehogs")
success = json.UpdateNull("message.attachments[1].contentLocation")
success = json.UpdateBd("message.attachments[1].contentBytes","base64",jpgHedgeHogs)
success = json.UpdateBool("saveToSentItems",1)
' -------------------------------------------------------------
' Important: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.68 or greater.
' -------------------------------------------------------------
' Send the HTTP POST (i.e. send the HTML email)
set resp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/sendMail",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
Response.End
End If
' The send succeeded if the response status code = 202.
' In the success case, there is no response body. (We just get the response code to know that it succeeded.)
If (resp.StatusCode <> 202) Then
success = json.Load(resp.BodyStr)
json.EmitCompact = 0
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( json.Emit()) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed, response status code = " & resp.StatusCode) & "</pre>"
Else
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Outlook HTML Mail Sent.") & "</pre>"
End If
%>
</body>
</html>