Chilkat2-Python

Explaining the Email FromName, FromAddress, and From Properties

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This example explains the email object's FromName, FromAddress, and From properties. Chilkat2-Python

import chilkat2

# The email's FROM name and address can be set in several ways.
# It can include an optional friendly name (which is just a description),
# and it must include an address.

# For example:
email1 = chilkat2.Email()
email1.Subject = "test"
email1.Body = "test"

email1.FromName = "Joe Sample"
email1.FromAddress = "joe.sample@example.com"

# the From property contains both the FromName and FromAddress
# This produces the following output:
# From: "Joe Sample" <joe.sample@example.com>
print("From: " + email1.From)
print("--------------------------------------------------")

# Examine the MIME of the email:
print(email1.GetMime())
print("--------------------------------------------------")

# Output is:

# 	MIME-Version: 1.0
# 	Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:32:13 -0600
# 	Message-ID: <02B461C6D12FA6686C3151A649ED8D5BBFBE0721@CHILKAT13>
# 	Content-Type: text/plain
# 	Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
# 	X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
# 	Subject: test
# 	From: "Joe Sample" <joe.sample@example.com>
# 
# 	test

# --------------------------------------------
# Alternatively, the From property can be set, and this 
# implicitly sets the FromName and FromAddress properties.

email2 = chilkat2.Email()
email2.From = "Joe Sample <joe.sample@example.com>"

print("FromName: " + email2.FromName)
print("FromAddress: " + email2.FromAddress)
print("--------------------------------------------------")

print(email2.GetMime())