(Delphi DLL) Load EML and Send

Demonstrates how to load an email from a .eml file and send.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the non-ActiveX DLL.

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

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
mailman: HCkMailMan;
email: HCkEmail;
success: Boolean;

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 and receiving email.
mailman := CkMailMan_Create();

// Set the SMTP server.
CkMailMan_putSmtpHost(mailman,'smtp.chilkatsoft.com');

// Set the SMTP login/password (if required)
CkMailMan_putSmtpUsername(mailman,'myLogin');
CkMailMan_putSmtpPassword(mailman,'myPassword');

// Create a new email object
email := CkEmail_Create();

// Load a .eml file into the email object.
success := CkEmail_LoadEml(email,'/data/myEmail.eml');

// 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 := CkMailMan_SendEmail(mailman,email);
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkMailMan__lastErrorText(mailman));
    Exit;
  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:
success := CkMailMan_CloseSmtpConnection(mailman);
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.');
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Mail Sent!');

CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
CkEmail_Dispose(email);

end;