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Outlook Send HTML Email

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This example sends an HTML email. Other examples exist for:
  • Sending plain-text email.
  • Sending HTML email with embedded images.
  • Sending email with attachments.
  • Sending HTML email with embedded images and attachments.

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#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    BOOL bCrlf;
    HCkStringBuilder sbHtmlBody;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    //  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).

    CkHttp_putAuthToken(http,"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:

    //  	<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</b>.<br>
    //  	</font>
    //  	</body>
    //  	</html>

    //  Build the HTML body...
    bCrlf = TRUE;
    sbHtmlBody = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sbHtmlBody,"<html>",bCrlf);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sbHtmlBody,"<head>",bCrlf);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sbHtmlBody,"<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">",bCrlf);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sbHtmlBody,"<meta content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">",bCrlf);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sbHtmlBody,"</head>",bCrlf);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sbHtmlBody,"<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">",bCrlf);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sbHtmlBody,"<font face=\"Calibri\">This is a test <b>HTML email</b>.<br>",bCrlf);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sbHtmlBody,"</font>",bCrlf);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sbHtmlBody,"</body>",bCrlf);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sbHtmlBody,"</html>",bCrlf);

    //  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",
    //  	    "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"
    //  	        }
    //  	      }
    //  	    ]
    //  	  },
    //  	  "saveToSentItems": true
    //  	}
    //  

    //  Build the above JSON.
    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"message.subject","Sample HTML email");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"message.body.contentType","html");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"message.body.content",CkStringBuilder_getAsString(sbHtmlBody));
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"message.toRecipients[0].emailAddress.name","Chilkat Software");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"message.toRecipients[0].emailAddress.address","admin@chilkat.io");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"message.toRecipients[1].emailAddress.address","chilkat.support@gmail.com");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"message.ccRecipients[0].emailAddress.name","Chilkat Blog");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"message.ccRecipients[0].emailAddress.address","admin@cknotes.com");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(json,"saveToSentItems",TRUE);

    //  Send the HTTP POST (i.e. send the HTML email)
    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpJson(http,"POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/sendMail",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbHtmlBody);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    //  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 (CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp) != 202) {
        CkJsonObject_Load(json,CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));
        CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);
        printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(json));
        printf("Failed, response status code = %d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));
    }
    else {
        printf("Outlook HTML Mail Sent.\n");
    }



    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbHtmlBody);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

    }