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Convert HTML Web Page to Email and Send

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Converts an HTML page at a URL into an email with embedded images and sends it. Lianja

llSuccess = .F.

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

loMailman = createobject("CkMailMan")

// The MHT component can be used to convert an HTML page
// from a URL, file, or in-memory HTML into an email
// with embedded images and style sheets.
loMht = createobject("CkMht")

loEmail = createobject("CkEmail")

// There are two ways of embedding images in emails: with CIDs
// and without.  When using CIDs, the IMG SRC attributes use
// urls that begin with "cid:" and the corresponding image
// embedded within the email includes a Content-ID header field.
// When not using CIDs, the IMG SRC attribute can have a URL,
// path, etc. and the corresponding image embedded within
// the email has a matching Content-Location header field.

// When testing with GMail, if CIDs are used the email will
// be displayed with images blocked (by default) unless
// the user allows them to be displayed.  Without CIDs,
// the images are automatically displayed.

// When testing with Eudora, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Outlook Express, 
// embedded images display correctly with our without CIDs.

// When testing with Yahoo! Mail, embedded images display OK.
// However, the Yahoo! Mail user has the option of blocking
// images.  If this is turned on, the CID images will still 
// display correctly even though images are blocked.  Why?
// It's because when viewing the email there is no external
// HTTP request to fetch an image.  Therefore, a spammer 
// cannot get an indication that you've read the email. 
// However, if CIDs are not used, the images are blocked by 
// any Yahoo! Mail user that has image blocking turned on --
// even though the images are embedded.

// I haven't tested Hotmail yet...
// Regardless, there is no perfect solution.  If CIDs are used,
// GMail users may block your embedded images, if CIDs are not
// used, Yahoo! Mail users may block your embedded images.

// I recommend setting using CIDs.  This is what Mozilla Thunderbird
// does by default, and it's the more clear an unambiguous way
// to indicate that images are indeed embedded.
loMht.UseCids = .T.

lcEmlStr = loMht.GetEML("http://www.bonairefishing.com/")
if (loMht.LastMethodSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loMht.LastErrorText
    release loMailman
    release loMht
    release loEmail
    return
endif

llSuccess = loEmail.SetFromMimeText(lcEmlStr)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loEmail.LastErrorText
    release loMailman
    release loMht
    release loEmail
    return
endif

loEmail.Subject = "Test HTML email"

// This example is tested in:
// Outlook 2000, Eudora 7, Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9, Outlook Express 6, GMail, Yahoo Mail
llSuccess = loEmail.AddTo("Chilkat Support","support@chilkatsoft.com")

// Note: Chilkat does not regularly check our GMail and Yahoo
// email accounts.  Please send support email to support@chilkatsoft.com
llSuccess = loEmail.AddTo("Chilkat on Yahoo","chilkat_software@yahoo.com")
llSuccess = loEmail.AddTo("Chilkat on GMail","chilkat.support@gmail.com")

loEmail.From = "chilkat@live.com"

// Send email using smtp.live.com
loMailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.live.com"
loMailman.SmtpUsername = "chilkat@live.com"
loMailman.SmtpPassword = "myPassword"
loMailman.SmtpPort = 587
loMailman.StartTLS = .T.

llSuccess = loMailman.SendEmail(loEmail)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loMailman.LastErrorText
    release loMailman
    release loMht
    release loEmail
    return
endif

llSuccess = loMailman.CloseSmtpConnection()
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loMailman.LastErrorText
    release loMailman
    release loMht
    release loEmail
    return
endif

? "HTML Email Sent!"


release loMailman
release loMht
release loEmail