(Tcl) Explaining the Email FromName, FromAddress, and From Properties

This example explains the email object's FromName, FromAddress, and From properties.

Chilkat Tcl Extension Downloads Chilkat Tcl Extension Downloads

load ./chilkat.dll

# The email's FROM name and address can be set in several ways.
# It can include an optional friendly name (which is just a description),
# and it must include an address.

# For example:
set email1 [new_CkEmail]

CkEmail_put_Subject $email1 "test"
CkEmail_put_Body $email1 "test"

CkEmail_put_FromName $email1 "Joe Sample"
CkEmail_put_FromAddress $email1 "joe.sample@example.com"

# the From property contains both the FromName and FromAddress
# This produces the following output:
# From: "Joe Sample" <joe.sample@example.com>
puts "From: [CkEmail_from $email1]"
puts "--------------------------------------------------"

# Examine the MIME of the email:
puts [CkEmail_getMime $email1]
puts "--------------------------------------------------"

# Output is:

# 	MIME-Version: 1.0
# 	Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:32:13 -0600
# 	Message-ID: <02B461C6D12FA6686C3151A649ED8D5BBFBE0721@CHILKAT13>
# 	Content-Type: text/plain
# 	Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
# 	X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
# 	Subject: test
# 	From: "Joe Sample" <joe.sample@example.com>
# 	CKX-Bounce-Address: joe.sample@example.com
# 
# 	test

# --------------------------------------------
# Alternatively, the From property can be set, and this 
# implicitly sets the FromName and FromAddress properties.

set email2 [new_CkEmail]

CkEmail_put_From $email2 "Joe Sample <joe.sample@example.com>"

puts "FromName: [CkEmail_fromName $email2]"
puts "FromAddress: [CkEmail_fromAddress $email2]"
puts "--------------------------------------------------"

puts [CkEmail_getMime $email2]

delete_CkEmail $email1
delete_CkEmail $email2