Tcl

Send Email With Attachments

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Demonstrates how to send an email with attachments. 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 (SMTP) and receiving (POP3) email.
set mailman [new_CkMailMan]

# Set the SMTP server.
CkMailMan_put_SmtpHost $mailman "smtp.my-tls-mail-server.com"

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

# Connect to SMTP port 465 using TLS.
CkMailMan_put_SmtpSsl $mailman 1
CkMailMan_put_SmtpPort $mailman 465

# Create a new email object
set email [new_CkEmail]

CkEmail_put_Subject $email "This is a test"
CkEmail_put_Body $email "This is a test"
CkEmail_put_From $email "Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>"
set success [CkEmail_AddTo $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.
set contentType [CkEmail_addFileAttachment $email "qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg"]
if {[CkEmail_get_LastMethodSuccess $email] != 1} then {
    puts [CkEmail_lastErrorText $email]
    delete_CkMailMan $mailman
    delete_CkEmail $email
    exit
}

set contentType [CkEmail_addFileAttachment $email "qa_data/pdf/fishing.pdf"]
if {[CkEmail_get_LastMethodSuccess $email] != 1} then {
    puts [CkEmail_lastErrorText $email]
    delete_CkMailMan $mailman
    delete_CkEmail $email
    exit
}

# 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
}

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

puts "Mail with attachments sent!"

delete_CkMailMan $mailman
delete_CkEmail $email