(PowerBuilder) 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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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Ftp
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_PdfData
oleobject loo_Email

// 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.

loo_Ftp = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Ftp2" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Ftp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Ftp2")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Ftp
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

loo_Ftp.Hostname = "www.my-ftp-server.com"
loo_Ftp.Username = "mFtpLogin"
loo_Ftp.Password = "myFtpPassword"

// Connect to the FTP server.
li_Success = loo_Ftp.ConnectOnly()
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
end if

// Authenticate with the FTP server.
li_Success = loo_Ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly()
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
end if

// Move to the remove directory where our file is located.
li_Success = loo_Ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("qa_data")
if li_Success = 1 then
    li_Success = loo_Ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("pdf")
end if

if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    return
end if

// Download...
loo_PdfData = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.BinData" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_PdfData.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.BinData")

li_Success = loo_Ftp.GetFileBd("fishing.pdf",loo_PdfData)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    destroy loo_PdfData
    return
end if

loo_Ftp.Disconnect()

// Create an email object, and add the PDF as an attachment.
loo_Email = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Email" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Email.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Email")

loo_Email.Subject = "Test with PDF attachment."
loo_Email.Body = "This is a plain-text body.."

// Add the PDF attachment.  (This method call requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later)
li_Success = loo_Email.AddAttachmentBd("fishing.pdf",loo_PdfData,"application/pdf")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Email.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ftp
    destroy loo_PdfData
    destroy loo_Email
    return
end if

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

Write-Debug "Success."


destroy loo_Ftp
destroy loo_PdfData
destroy loo_Email