DataFlex
DataFlex
Send a Simple HTML Email
Demonstrates how to send a simple HTML email (i.e. with no images, style sheets, etc.).Chilkat DataFlex Downloads
Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg
Procedure Test
Boolean iSuccess
Handle hoMailman
Variant vEmail
Handle hoEmail
String sTemp1
Move False To iSuccess
// 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 and receiving email.
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatMailMan)) To hoMailman
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoMailman))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoMailman
End
// Set the SMTP server.
Set ComSmtpHost Of hoMailman To "smtp.chilkatsoft.com"
// Set the SMTP login/password (if required)
Set ComSmtpUsername Of hoMailman To "myUsername"
Set ComSmtpPassword Of hoMailman To "myPassword"
// Create a new email object
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatEmail)) To hoEmail
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoEmail))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoEmail
End
Set ComSubject Of hoEmail To "This is a test"
Send ComSetHtmlBody To hoEmail '<html><body><p>This is <b>bold text</b>, this is a <a href="http://www.chilkatsoft.com/">hyperlink</a></p></body></html>'
Set ComFrom Of hoEmail To "Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>"
Get ComAddTo Of hoEmail "Chilkat Admin" "admin@chilkatsoft.com" To iSuccess
// 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.
Get pvComObject of hoEmail to vEmail
Get ComSendEmail Of hoMailman vEmail To iSuccess
If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
Get ComLastErrorText Of hoMailman To sTemp1
Showln sTemp1
Procedure_Return
End
// Some SMTP servers do not actually send the email until
// the connection is closed. In these cases, it is necessary to
// call CloseSmtpConnection for the mail to be sent.
// Most SMTP servers send the email immediately, and it is
// not required to close the connection. We'll close it here
// for the example:
Get ComCloseSmtpConnection Of hoMailman To iSuccess
If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
Showln "Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly."
End
Showln "Mail Sent!"
End_Procedure