PureBasic

Load EML and Send

Demonstrates how to load an email from a .eml file and send. PureBasic

IncludeFile "CkEmail.pb"
IncludeFile "CkMailMan.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 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 and receiving email.
    mailman.i = CkMailMan::ckCreate()
    If mailman.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Set the SMTP server.
    CkMailMan::setCkSmtpHost(mailman, "smtp.chilkatsoft.com")

    ; Set the SMTP login/password (if required)
    CkMailMan::setCkSmtpUsername(mailman, "myLogin")
    CkMailMan::setCkSmtpPassword(mailman, "myPassword")

    ; Create a new email object
    email.i = CkEmail::ckCreate()
    If email.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Load a .eml file into the email object.
    success = CkEmail::ckLoadEml(email,"/data/myEmail.eml")

    ; 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 = CkMailMan::ckSendEmail(mailman,email)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkMailMan::ckLastErrorText(mailman)
        CkMailMan::ckDispose(mailman)
        CkEmail::ckDispose(email)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Some SMTP servers do not actually send the email until 
    ; the connection is closed.  In these cases, it is necessary to
    ; call CloseSmtpConnection for the mail to be  sent.  
    ; Most SMTP servers send the email immediately, and it is 
    ; not required to close the connection.  We'll close it here
    ; for the example:
    success = CkMailMan::ckCloseSmtpConnection(mailman)
    If success <> 1
        Debug "Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly."
    EndIf

    Debug "Mail Sent!"


    CkMailMan::ckDispose(mailman)
    CkEmail::ckDispose(email)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure