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Send HTML Email with Embedded Image Loaded from Memory

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Demonstrates how to compose an HTML email with an embedded image where the image data is loaded directly from memory. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
long li_Success
oleobject loo_Fac
oleobject loo_Mailman
oleobject loo_Email
string ls_ContentIdStarfish
oleobject loo_SbHtml
long li_NumReplacements

li_Success = 0

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

//  First load image data into memory.
//  This example loads image data from a file.
//  However, your application could get the image data from any other source, such as
//  from a database.
loo_Fac = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Fac.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.FileAccess")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Fac
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

loo_ImageBytes = loo_Fac.ReadEntireFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")

//  The mailman object is used for sending and receiving email.
loo_Mailman = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Mailman.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.MailMan")

//  Use your SMTP server hostname.  This example uses office365, but it could be any SMTP server..
loo_Mailman.SmtpHost = "outlook.office365.com"
loo_Mailman.SmtpPort = 587
loo_Mailman.StartTLS = 1

//  Set the SMTP login/password
loo_Mailman.SmtpUsername = "OFFICE365-SMTP-LOGIN"
loo_Mailman.SmtpPassword = "OFFICE365-SMTP-PASSWORD"

//  Create a new email object
loo_Email = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Email.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Email")

loo_Email.Subject = "HTML Email with Image Loaded from In-Memory Bytes"
loo_Email.From = "Chilkat Support <my-office365-user@mydomain.com>"
loo_Email.AddTo("Chilkat Support","support@chilkatsoft.com")

ls_ContentIdStarfish = loo_Email.AddRelatedData("starfish.jpg",loo_ImageBytes)
if loo_Email.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Email.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Fac
    destroy loo_Mailman
    destroy loo_Email
    return
end if

//  The src attribute for the image tag is set to the contentIdStarfish:
loo_SbHtml = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbHtml.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_SbHtml.Append("<html><body><p>This is an HTML email with an embedded image.</p>")
loo_SbHtml.Append("<p><img src=~"cid:CONTENT_ID_STARFISH~" /></p></body></html>")
li_NumReplacements = loo_SbHtml.Replace("CONTENT_ID_STARFISH",ls_ContentIdStarfish)

loo_Email.SetHtmlBody(loo_SbHtml.GetAsString())

li_Success = loo_Mailman.SendEmail(loo_Email)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Mailman.LastErrorText
else
    Write-Debug "Mail Sent!"
end if



destroy loo_Fac
destroy loo_Mailman
destroy loo_Email
destroy loo_SbHtml