(Delphi ActiveX) SES Send HTML Email

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Sends a simple HTML email to one or more recipients.

See SES SendEmail for more information.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads

Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi

Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi

* The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
rest: TChilkatRest;
bTls: Integer;
port: Integer;
bAutoReconnect: Integer;
success: Integer;
authAws: TChilkatAuthAws;
responseXml: WideString;
xml: TChilkatXml;

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

rest := TChilkatRest.Create(Self);

// Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
// such as https://email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
bTls := 1;
port := 443;
bAutoReconnect := 1;
success := rest.Connect('email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com',port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

// Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
authAws := TChilkatAuthAws.Create(Self);
authAws.AccessKey := 'AWS_ACCESS_KEY';
authAws.SecretKey := 'AWS_SECRET_KEY';
// the region should match our URL above..
authAws.Region := 'us-west-2';
authAws.ServiceName := 'ses';

rest.SetAuthAws(authAws.ControlInterface);

rest.AddQueryParam('Action','SendEmail');

rest.AddQueryParam('Message.Body.Html.Data','<html><body><p>This is a simple <b>HTML Email</b></p></body></html>');
rest.AddQueryParam('Message.Body.Html.Charset','utf-8');

rest.AddQueryParam('Message.Subject.Data','Sample HTML SES email');
rest.AddQueryParam('Message.Subject.Charset','utf-8');

// Add up to 100 TO, CC, and BCC recipients.
// If your SES account is still in the sandbox, you also must verify every recipient email address except for the recipients 
// provided by the Amazon SES mailbox simulator. (See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/mailbox-simulator.html)
rest.AddQueryParam('Destination.ToAddresses.member.1','success@simulator.amazonses.com');
// Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
// Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
// Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
rest.AddQueryParam('Destination.CcAddresses.member.1','support@chilkatsoft.com');
rest.AddQueryParam('Destination.CcAddresses.member.2','somebody@yahoo.com');
rest.AddQueryParam('Destination.BccAddresses.member.1','somebody@gmail.com');

rest.AddQueryParam('Source','admin@chilkatdownload.com');

// Because there may be a large amount of data in the query params, use a POST
// where the params are sent in the body of the HTTP Request.
responseXml := rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded('POST','/');
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(rest.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('response status code = ' + IntToStr(rest.ResponseStatusCode));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('response status text = ' + rest.ResponseStatusText);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('response header: ' + rest.ResponseHeader);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('response body: ' + responseXml);
    Exit;
  end;

// Examine the successful XML response.
xml := TChilkatXml.Create(Self);
xml.LoadXml(responseXml);
Memo1.Lines.Add(xml.GetXml());

// To get the MessageId
Memo1.Lines.Add('MessageId: ' + xml.ChilkatPath('SendEmailResult|MessageId|*'));

// A sample successful response:
// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
// <SendEmailResponse xmlns="http://ses.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-12-01/">
//     <SendEmailResult>
//         <MessageId>010101579081d2c1-043c693f-5a23-4c64-a8c1-66187d3725a0-000000</MessageId>
//     </SendEmailResult>
//     <ResponseMetadata>
//         <RequestId>e2b5b480-8a4e-11e6-85cd-21b1f1f6d432</RequestId>
//     </ResponseMetadata>
// </SendEmailResponse>
end;