PowerBuilder

Send Email With Attachments

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Demonstrates how to send an email with attachments. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
long li_Success
oleobject loo_Mailman
oleobject loo_Email
string ls_ContentType

li_Success = 0

//  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.
loo_Mailman = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Mailman.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.MailMan")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Mailman
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

//  Set the SMTP server.
loo_Mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.my-tls-mail-server.com"

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

//  Connect to SMTP port 465 using TLS.
loo_Mailman.SmtpSsl = 1
loo_Mailman.SmtpPort = 465

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

loo_Email.Subject = "This is a test"
loo_Email.Body = "This is a test"
loo_Email.From = "Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>"
li_Success = loo_Email.AddTo("Chilkat Admin","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.
ls_ContentType = loo_Email.AddFileAttachment("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")
if loo_Email.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Email.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Mailman
    destroy loo_Email
    return
end if

ls_ContentType = loo_Email.AddFileAttachment("qa_data/pdf/fishing.pdf")
if loo_Email.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Email.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Mailman
    destroy loo_Email
    return
end if

//  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.  
li_Success = loo_Mailman.SendEmail(loo_Email)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Mailman.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Mailman
    destroy loo_Email
    return
end if

li_Success = loo_Mailman.CloseSmtpConnection()
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug "Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly."
end if

Write-Debug "Mail with attachments sent!"


destroy loo_Mailman
destroy loo_Email