(Delphi ActiveX) Send Email With Attachments

Demonstrates how to send an email with attachments.

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;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
mailman: TChilkatMailMan;
email: TChilkatEmail;
success: Integer;
contentType: WideString;

begin
// 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 := TChilkatMailMan.Create(Self);

// 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 := 1;
mailman.SmtpPort := 465;

// Create a new email object
email := TChilkatEmail.Create(Self);

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 <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(email.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
contentType := email.AddFileAttachment('qa_data/pdf/fishing.pdf');
if (email.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(email.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// 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.ControlInterface);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mailman.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

success := mailman.CloseSmtpConnection();
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.');
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Mail with attachments sent!');
end;