(Xojo Plugin) Add Email Attachment from FTP

Downloads (into memory) a file from an FTP server and adds it as an attachment to an email.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.

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// Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.

// This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
// See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

Dim ftp As New Chilkat.Ftp2

ftp.Hostname = "www.my-ftp-server.com"
ftp.Username = "mFtpLogin"
ftp.Password = "myFtpPassword"

// Connect to the FTP server.
Dim success As Boolean
success = ftp.ConnectOnly()
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Authenticate with the FTP server.
success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly()
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Move to the remove directory where our file is located.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("qa_data")
If (success = True) Then
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("pdf")
End If

If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Download...
Dim pdfData As New Chilkat.BinData
success = ftp.GetFileBd("fishing.pdf",pdfData)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = ftp.Disconnect()

// Create an email object, and add the PDF as an attachment.
Dim email As New Chilkat.Email
email.Subject = "Test with PDF attachment."
email.Body = "This is a plain-text body.."

// Add the PDF attachment.  (This method call requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later)
success = email.AddAttachmentBd("fishing.pdf",pdfData,"application/pdf")
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(email.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Save the email and examine with a text editor to see the PDF attachment is present..
success = email.SaveEml("qa_output/out.eml")

System.DebugLog("Success.")