(Unicode C) Send Email with hotmail.com, live.com, or outlook.com

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See the Guide for Creating an Application to Send Email from Hotmail.com, Live.com, or Outlook.com

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#include <C_CkMailManW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkEmailW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkMailManW mailman;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    BOOL success;
    HCkEmailW email;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    mailman = CkMailManW_Create();

    CkMailManW_putSmtpHost(mailman,L"smtp.office365.com");
    CkMailManW_putSmtpPort(mailman,587);
    CkMailManW_putStartTLS(mailman,TRUE);

    // This could be your hotmail.com, live.com, or outlook.com account.
    CkMailManW_putSmtpUsername(mailman,L"yourName@live.com");

    // Load the previously saved OAuth2 access token.
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    success = CkJsonObjectW_LoadFile(json,L"qa_data/tokens/hotmail.json");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_lastErrorText(json));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        return;
    }

    CkMailManW_putOAuth2AccessToken(mailman,CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"access_token"));

    email = CkEmailW_Create();

    // Note: If you send an email such as this, it can easily go to your Junk or Trash email folders.
    CkEmailW_putSubject(email,L"This is a test");
    CkEmailW_putBody(email,L"This is a test");
    // This could be your hotmail.com, live.com, or outlook.com account.
    CkEmailW_putFrom(email,L"My Hotmail Account <yourName@live.com>");
    success = CkEmailW_AddTo(email,L"Joe Example",L"joe@example.com");

    success = CkMailManW_OpenSmtpConnection(mailman);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkMailManW_lastErrorText(mailman));
        wprintf(L"ConnectFailReason = %d\n",CkMailManW_getConnectFailReason(mailman));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkEmailW_Dispose(email);
        return;
    }

    success = CkMailManW_SmtpAuthenticate(mailman);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkMailManW_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkEmailW_Dispose(email);
        return;
    }

    success = CkMailManW_SendEmail(mailman,email);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkMailManW_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkEmailW_Dispose(email);
        return;
    }

    CkMailManW_CloseSmtpConnection(mailman);

    wprintf(L"Email Sent.\n");


    CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkEmailW_Dispose(email);

    }