(Java) Add Email Attachment from FTP

Downloads (into memory) a file from an FTP server and adds it as an attachment to an email.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.

    // This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

    CkFtp2 ftp = new CkFtp2();

    ftp.put_Hostname("www.my-ftp-server.com");
    ftp.put_Username("mFtpLogin");
    ftp.put_Password("myFtpPassword");

    // Connect to the FTP server.
    boolean success = ftp.ConnectOnly();
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Authenticate with the FTP server.
    success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly();
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Move to the remove directory where our file is located.
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("qa_data");
    if (success == true) {
        success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("pdf");
        }

    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Download...
    CkBinData pdfData = new CkBinData();
    success = ftp.GetFileBd("fishing.pdf",pdfData);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    ftp.Disconnect();

    // Create an email object, and add the PDF as an attachment.
    CkEmail email = new CkEmail();
    email.put_Subject("Test with PDF attachment.");
    email.put_Body("This is a plain-text body..");

    // Add the PDF attachment.  (This method call requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later)
    success = email.AddAttachmentBd("fishing.pdf",pdfData,"application/pdf");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(email.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Save the email and examine with a text editor to see the PDF attachment is present..
    email.SaveEml("qa_output/out.eml");

    System.out.println("Success.");
  }
}