(Android™) Convert HTML Web Page to Email and Send

Converts an HTML page at a URL into an email with embedded images and sends it.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

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

    CkMailMan mailman = new CkMailMan();

    // The MHT component can be used to convert an HTML page
    // from a URL, file, or in-memory HTML into an email
    // with embedded images and style sheets.
    CkMht mht = new CkMht();

    CkEmail email = new CkEmail();

    // There are two ways of embedding images in emails: with CIDs
    // and without.  When using CIDs, the IMG SRC attributes use
    // urls that begin with "cid:" and the corresponding image
    // embedded within the email includes a Content-ID header field.
    // When not using CIDs, the IMG SRC attribute can have a URL,
    // path, etc. and the corresponding image embedded within
    // the email has a matching Content-Location header field.

    // When testing with GMail, if CIDs are used the email will
    // be displayed with images blocked (by default) unless
    // the user allows them to be displayed.  Without CIDs,
    // the images are automatically displayed.

    // When testing with Eudora, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Outlook Express, 
    // embedded images display correctly with our without CIDs.

    // When testing with Yahoo! Mail, embedded images display OK.
    // However, the Yahoo! Mail user has the option of blocking
    // images.  If this is turned on, the CID images will still 
    // display correctly even though images are blocked.  Why?
    // It's because when viewing the email there is no external
    // HTTP request to fetch an image.  Therefore, a spammer 
    // cannot get an indication that you've read the email. 
    // However, if CIDs are not used, the images are blocked by 
    // any Yahoo! Mail user that has image blocking turned on --
    // even though the images are embedded.

    // I haven't tested Hotmail yet...
    // Regardless, there is no perfect solution.  If CIDs are used,
    // GMail users may block your embedded images, if CIDs are not
    // used, Yahoo! Mail users may block your embedded images.

    // I recommend setting using CIDs.  This is what Mozilla Thunderbird
    // does by default, and it's the more clear an unambiguous way
    // to indicate that images are indeed embedded.
    mht.put_UseCids(true);

    String emlStr = mht.getEML("http://www.bonairefishing.com/");
    if (mht.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, mht.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    boolean success = email.SetFromMimeText(emlStr);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, email.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    email.put_Subject("Test HTML email");

    // This example is tested in:
    // Outlook 2000, Eudora 7, Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9, Outlook Express 6, GMail, Yahoo Mail
    success = email.AddTo("Chilkat Support","support@chilkatsoft.com");

    // Note: Chilkat does not regularly check our GMail and Yahoo
    // email accounts.  Please send support email to support@chilkatsoft.com
    success = email.AddTo("Chilkat on Yahoo","chilkat_software@yahoo.com");
    success = email.AddTo("Chilkat on GMail","chilkat.support@gmail.com");

    email.put_From("chilkat@live.com");

    // Send email using smtp.live.com
    mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.live.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpUsername("chilkat@live.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpPassword("myPassword");
    mailman.put_SmtpPort(587);
    mailman.put_StartTLS(true);

    success = mailman.SendEmail(email);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection();
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "HTML Email Sent!");

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}