PureBasic

Send Email With Attachments

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Demonstrates how to send an email with attachments. 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 (SMTP) and receiving (POP3) email.
    mailman.i = CkMailMan::ckCreate()
    If mailman.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Set the SMTP server.
    CkMailMan::setCkSmtpHost(mailman, "smtp.my-tls-mail-server.com")

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

    ; Connect to SMTP port 465 using TLS.
    CkMailMan::setCkSmtpSsl(mailman, 1)
    CkMailMan::setCkSmtpPort(mailman, 465)

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

    CkEmail::setCkSubject(email, "This is a test")
    CkEmail::setCkBody(email, "This is a test")
    CkEmail::setCkFrom(email, "Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>")
    success = CkEmail::ckAddTo(email,"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.
    contentType.s = CkEmail::ckAddFileAttachment(email,"qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")
    If CkEmail::ckLastMethodSuccess(email) <> 1
        Debug CkEmail::ckLastErrorText(email)
        CkMailMan::ckDispose(mailman)
        CkEmail::ckDispose(email)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    contentType = CkEmail::ckAddFileAttachment(email,"qa_data/pdf/fishing.pdf")
    If CkEmail::ckLastMethodSuccess(email) <> 1
        Debug CkEmail::ckLastErrorText(email)
        CkMailMan::ckDispose(mailman)
        CkEmail::ckDispose(email)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; 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

    success = CkMailMan::ckCloseSmtpConnection(mailman)
    If success <> 1
        Debug "Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly."
    EndIf

    Debug "Mail with attachments sent!"


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


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure