VBScript
Embed Image in HTML Email

Demonstrates how to create and send an HTML email with an embedded image.
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VBScript
Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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 = CreateObject("Chilkat.MailMan")

' Set the SMTP server.
mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.comcast.net"

' Create a new email object
set email = CreateObject("Chilkat.Email")

' Add an embedded image to the HTML email.
fileOnDisk = "images/dude2.gif"
filePathInHtml = "dudeAbc.gif"

' Embed the GIF image in the email.
success = email.AddRelatedFile2(fileOnDisk,filePathInHtml)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' The src attribute for the image tag is set to the filePathInHtml:
htmlBody = "<html><body>Embedded Image:<br><img src=""dudeAbc.gif""></body></html>"

' Set the basic email stuff: HTML body, subject, "from", "to"
email.SetHtmlBody htmlBody
email.Subject = "VBScript HTML email with an embedded image."
success = email.AddTo("Admin","admin@chilkatsoft.com")
email.From = "Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>"

success = mailman.SendEmail(email)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText)
Else
    outFile.WriteLine("Mail Sent!")
End If


outFile.Close