Tcl
Send a Simple HTML Email

Demonstrates how to send a simple HTML email (i.e. with no images, style sheets, etc.).
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Tcl

load ./chilkat.dll

set 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 and receiving email.
set mailman [new_CkMailMan]

# Set the SMTP server.
CkMailMan_put_SmtpHost $mailman "smtp.chilkatsoft.com"

# Set the SMTP login/password (if required)
CkMailMan_put_SmtpUsername $mailman "myUsername"
CkMailMan_put_SmtpPassword $mailman "myPassword"

# Create a new email object
set email [new_CkEmail]

CkEmail_put_Subject $email "This is a test"
CkEmail_SetHtmlBody $email "<html><body><p>This is <b>bold text</b>, this is a <a href=\"http://www.chilkatsoft.com/\">hyperlink</a></p></body></html>"
CkEmail_put_From $email "Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>"
set success [CkEmail_AddTo $email "Chilkat Admin" "admin@chilkatsoft.com"]

# 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.  
set success [CkMailMan_SendEmail $mailman $email]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkMailMan_lastErrorText $mailman]
    delete_CkMailMan $mailman
    delete_CkEmail $email
    exit
}

# 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:
set success [CkMailMan_CloseSmtpConnection $mailman]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts "Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly."
}

puts "Mail Sent!"

delete_CkMailMan $mailman
delete_CkEmail $email