Node.js

Send Email With Attachments

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Demonstrates how to send an email with attachments. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    // The mailman object is used for sending (SMTP) and receiving (POP3) email.
    var mailman = new chilkat.MailMan();

    // Set the SMTP server.
    mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.my-tls-mail-server.com";

    // Set the SMTP login/password (if required)
    mailman.SmtpUsername = "MY_SMTP_USERNAME";
    mailman.SmtpPassword = "MY_SMTP_PASSWORD";

    // Connect to SMTP port 465 using TLS.
    mailman.SmtpSsl = true;
    mailman.SmtpPort = 465;

    // Create a new email object
    var email = new chilkat.Email();

    email.Subject = "This is a test";
    email.Body = "This is a test";
    email.From = "Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>";
    success = email.AddTo("Chilkat Admin","admin@chilkatsoft.com");
    // To add more recipients, call AddTo, AddCC, or AddBcc once per recipient.

    // Add some attachments.
    // The AddFileAttachment method returns the value of the content-type it chose for the attachment.
    var contentType = email.AddFileAttachment("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg");
    if (email.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(email.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    contentType = email.AddFileAttachment("qa_data/pdf/fishing.pdf");
    if (email.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(email.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Call SendEmail to connect to the SMTP server and send.
    // The connection (i.e. session) to the SMTP server remains
    // open so that subsequent SendEmail calls may use the
    // same connection.  
    success = mailman.SendEmail(email);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log("Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.");
    }

    console.log("Mail with attachments sent!");

}

chilkatExample();