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Lianja Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Outlook Send HTML Email

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This example sends an HTML email. Other examples exist for:
  • Sending plain-text email.
  • Sending HTML email with embedded images.
  • Sending email with attachments.
  • Sending HTML email with embedded images and attachments.

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llSuccess = .F.

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

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

//  Use your previously obtained access token here:
//  See the following examples for getting an access token:
//     Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
//     Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).
//     Refresh Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
//     Refresh Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).

loHttp.AuthToken = "MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN"

//  To send mail, we'll POST to the following endpoint:
//  
//  POST /users/{id | userPrincipalName}/sendMail
//  
//  (The special keyword "me" may be used in place of a principal name.)
//  

//  This example will send HTML email containing the following HTML body:

//  	<html>
//  	<head>
//  	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
//  	<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
//  	</head>
//  	<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
//  	<font face="Calibri">This is a test <b>HTML email</b>.<br>
//  	</font>
//  	</body>
//  	</html>

//  Build the HTML body...
llBCrlf = .T.
loSbHtmlBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loSbHtmlBody.AppendLine("<html>",llBCrlf)
loSbHtmlBody.AppendLine("<head>",llBCrlf)
loSbHtmlBody.AppendLine('<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">',llBCrlf)
loSbHtmlBody.AppendLine('<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8">',llBCrlf)
loSbHtmlBody.AppendLine("</head>",llBCrlf)
loSbHtmlBody.AppendLine('<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">',llBCrlf)
loSbHtmlBody.AppendLine('<font face="Calibri">This is a test <b>HTML email</b>.<br>',llBCrlf)
loSbHtmlBody.AppendLine("</font>",llBCrlf)
loSbHtmlBody.AppendLine("</body>",llBCrlf)
loSbHtmlBody.AppendLine("</html>",llBCrlf)

//  The body of the POST request contains JSON that specifies the email subject, body,
//  recipients, etc.  This example will build the following JSON HTML email:
//  

//  	{
//  	  "message": {
//  	    "subject": "Sample HTML Email",
//  	    "body": {
//  	      "contentType": "html",
//  	      "content": "The HTML body goes here..."
//  	    },
//  	    "toRecipients": [
//  	      {
//  	        "emailAddress": {
//  		  "name": "Chilkat Software",
//  	          "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
//  	        }
//  	      },
//  	      {
//  	        "emailAddress": {
//  	          "address": "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
//  	        }
//  	      }
//  	    ],
//  	    "ccRecipients": [
//  	      {
//  	        "emailAddress": {
//  		  "name": "Chilkat Blog",
//  		  "address": "admin@cknotes.com"
//  	        }
//  	      }
//  	    ]
//  	  },
//  	  "saveToSentItems": true
//  	}
//  

//  Build the above JSON.
loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("message.subject","Sample HTML email")
loJson.UpdateString("message.body.contentType","html")
loJson.UpdateString("message.body.content",loSbHtmlBody.GetAsString())
loJson.UpdateString("message.toRecipients[0].emailAddress.name","Chilkat Software")
loJson.UpdateString("message.toRecipients[0].emailAddress.address","admin@chilkat.io")
loJson.UpdateString("message.toRecipients[1].emailAddress.address","chilkat.support@gmail.com")
loJson.UpdateString("message.ccRecipients[0].emailAddress.name","Chilkat Blog")
loJson.UpdateString("message.ccRecipients[0].emailAddress.address","admin@cknotes.com")
loJson.UpdateBool("saveToSentItems",.T.)

//  Send the HTTP POST (i.e. send the HTML email)
loResp = createobject("CkHttpResponse")
llSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/sendMail",loJson,"application/json",loResp)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loSbHtmlBody
    release loJson
    release loResp
    return
endif

//  The send succeeded if the response status code = 202.
//  In the success case, there is no response body.  (We just get the response code to know that it succeeded.)
if (loResp.StatusCode <> 202) then
    loJson.Load(loResp.BodyStr)
    loJson.EmitCompact = .F.
    ? loJson.Emit()
    ? "Failed, response status code = " + str(loResp.StatusCode)
else
    ? "Outlook HTML Mail Sent."
endif



release loHttp
release loSbHtmlBody
release loJson
release loResp