(Objective-C) Embed Image in HTML Email

Demonstrates how to create and send an HTML email with an embedded image.

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#import <CkoMailMan.h>
#import <CkoEmail.h>
#import <NSString.h>

// 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.
CkoMailMan *mailman = [[CkoMailMan alloc] init];

// Set the SMTP server.
mailman.SmtpHost = @"smtp.comcast.net";

// Create a new email object
CkoEmail *email = [[CkoEmail alloc] init];

// Add an embedded image to the HTML email.
NSString *fileOnDisk = @"images/dude2.gif";
NSString *filePathInHtml = @"dudeAbc.gif";

// Embed the GIF image in the email.
BOOL success = [email AddRelatedFile2: fileOnDisk filenameInHtml: filePathInHtml];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// The src attribute for the image tag is set to the filePathInHtml:
NSString *htmlBody = @"<html><body>Embedded Image:<br><img src=\"dudeAbc.gif\"></body></html>";

// Set the basic email stuff: HTML body, subject, "from", "to"
[email SetHtmlBody: htmlBody];
email.Subject = @"Objective-C HTML email with an embedded image.";
success = [email AddTo: @"Admin" emailAddress: @"admin@chilkatsoft.com"];
email.From = @"Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>";

success = [mailman SendEmail: email];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",mailman.LastErrorText);
}
else {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Mail Sent!");
}