CkPython
Send HTML Email with Attachments

Demonstrates how to send an HTML email with file attachments.
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CkPython
import sys
import chilkat

success = False

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

mailman = chilkat.CkMailMan()

mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.my-starttls-mail-server.com")

mailman.put_SmtpUsername("MY-SMTP-USERNAME")
mailman.put_SmtpPassword("MY-SMTP-PASSWORD")

mailman.put_StartTLS(True)
mailman.put_SmtpPort(587)

# Create a new email object
email = chilkat.CkEmail()
email.put_Subject("Test SMTP API to Send HTML Email with Attachments")
email.put_From("Joe Programmer <joe@my-starttls-mail-server.com>")
email.AddTo("Chilkat Support","support@chilkatsoft.com")

# Add a plain-text alternative body, which will likely never be seen.
# (It is shown if the receiving email client is incapable of displaying HTML email.)
email.AddPlainTextAlternativeBody("This is a plain-text alternative body...")

# Our HTML will include an image, so add the related image here.
contentIdStarfish = email.addRelatedFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")
if (email.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(email.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# The src attribute for the image tag is set to the contentIdStarfish:
sbHtml = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
sbHtml.Append("<html><body><p>This is an HTML email with an embedded image.</p>")
sbHtml.Append("<p><img src=\"cid:CONTENT_ID_STARFISH\" /></p></body></html>")
numReplacements = sbHtml.Replace("CONTENT_ID_STARFISH",contentIdStarfish)

email.AddHtmlAlternativeBody(sbHtml.getAsString())

# Finally, add some attachments to the email.
# Add a file attachment.
success = email.AddFileAttachment2("qa_data/pdf/fishing.pdf","application/pdf")
if (success != True):
    print(email.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Add an attachment where the content is contained in a string.
content = "This is the content of the 2nd attached file."
email.AddStringAttachment("someText.txt",content)

# Send the HTML email.
success = mailman.SendEmail(email)
if (success != True):
    print(mailman.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection()
if (success != True):
    print("Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.")

print("HTML email with attachments sent!")