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SendGrid -- Send Email with Attachment

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Sends an email with an attachment.

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llSuccess = .F.

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl --request POST \
//   --url https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/mail/send \
//   --header 'authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
//   --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
//   --data '{"personalizations": [{"to": [{"email": "recipient@example.com"}]}],"from": {"email": "sender@example.com"},"subject":"Hello, World!","content": [{"type": "text/html","value": "Hey,<br>Please find attachment."}], "attachments": [{"content": "BASE64_ENCODED_CONTENT", "type": "text/plain", "filename": "attachment.txt"}]}'

// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
// Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "personalizations": [
//     {
//       "to": [
//         {
//           "email": "recipient@example.com"
//         }
//       ]
//     }
//   ],
//   "from": {
//     "email": "sender@example.com"
//   },
//   "subject": "Hello, World!",
//   "content": [
//     {
//       "type": "text/html",
//       "value": "Hey,<br>Please find attachment."
//     }
//   ],
//   "attachments": [
//     {
//       "content": "BASE64_ENCODED_CONTENT",
//       "type": "text/plain",
//       "filename": "attachment.txt"
//     }
//   ]
// }

loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("personalizations[0].to[0].email","recipient@example.com")
loJson.UpdateString("from.email","sender@example.com")
loJson.UpdateString("subject","Hello, World!")
loJson.UpdateString("content[0].type","text/html")
loJson.UpdateString("content[0].value","Hey,<br>Please find attachment.")

// Load a file to be attached.
loBd = createobject("CkBinData")
llSuccess = loBd.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/hello.pdf")

loJson.UpdateString("attachments[0].content",loBd.GetEncoded("base64"))
loJson.UpdateString("attachments[0].type","application/pdf")
loJson.UpdateString("attachments[0].filename","hello.pdf")

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" header.
loHttp.AuthToken = "YOUR_API_KEY"

loResp = createobject("CkHttpResponse")
llSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/mail/send",loJson,"application/json",loResp)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    release loBd
    release loResp
    return
endif

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + str(lnRespStatusCode)
if (lnRespStatusCode <> 202) then
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Response Body:"
    ? loResp.BodyStr
    ? "Failed."
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    release loBd
    release loResp
    return
endif

? "Success."


release loHttp
release loJson
release loBd
release loResp