Chilkat2-Python

Send Email With Attachments

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Demonstrates how to send an email with attachments. Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

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.
mailman = chilkat2.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
email = chilkat2.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.
contentType = email.AddFileAttachment("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")
if (email.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print(email.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

contentType = email.AddFileAttachment("qa_data/pdf/fishing.pdf")
if (email.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print(email.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# 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):
    print(mailman.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

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

print("Mail with attachments sent!")