Objective-C

Send Email With Attachments

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Demonstrates how to send an email with attachments. Objective-C

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

BOOL success = NO;

// 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 (SMTP) and receiving (POP3) email.
CkoMailMan *mailman = [[CkoMailMan alloc] init];

// Set the SMTP server.
mailman.SmtpHost = @"smtp.my-tls-mail-server.com";

// Set the SMTP login/password (if required)
mailman.SmtpUsername = @"MY_SMTP_USERNAME";
mailman.SmtpPassword = @"MY_SMTP_PASSWORD";

// Connect to SMTP port 465 using TLS.
mailman.SmtpSsl = YES;
mailman.SmtpPort = [NSNumber numberWithInt:465];

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

email.Subject = @"This is a test";
email.Body = @"This is a test";
email.From = @"Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>";
success = [email AddTo: @"Chilkat Admin" emailAddress: @"admin@chilkatsoft.com"];
// To add more recipients, call AddTo, AddCC, or AddBcc once per recipient.

// Add some attachments.
// The AddFileAttachment method returns the value of the content-type it chose for the attachment.
NSString *contentType = [email AddFileAttachment: @"qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg"];
if (email.LastMethodSuccess != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",email.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

contentType = [email AddFileAttachment: @"qa_data/pdf/fishing.pdf"];
if (email.LastMethodSuccess != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",email.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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

success = [mailman CloseSmtpConnection];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.");
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"Mail with attachments sent!");