(Xojo Plugin) SES Send HTML Email

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Sends a simple HTML email to one or more recipients.

See SES SendEmail for more information.

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

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest

// Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
// such as https://email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
Dim bTls As Boolean
bTls = True
Dim port As Int32
port = 443
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean
bAutoReconnect = True
Dim success As Boolean
success = rest.Connect("email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

// Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
Dim authAws As New Chilkat.AuthAws
authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"
authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY"
// the region should match our URL above..
authAws.Region = "us-west-2"
authAws.ServiceName = "ses"

success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

success = rest.AddQueryParam("Action","SendEmail")

success = rest.AddQueryParam("Message.Body.Html.Data","<html><body><p>This is a simple <b>HTML Email</b></p></body></html>")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("Message.Body.Html.Charset","utf-8")

success = rest.AddQueryParam("Message.Subject.Data","Sample HTML SES email")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("Message.Subject.Charset","utf-8")

// Add up to 100 TO, CC, and BCC recipients.
// If your SES account is still in the sandbox, you also must verify every recipient email address except for the recipients 
// provided by the Amazon SES mailbox simulator. (See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/mailbox-simulator.html)
success = rest.AddQueryParam("Destination.ToAddresses.member.1","success@simulator.amazonses.com")
// Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
// Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
// Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
success = rest.AddQueryParam("Destination.CcAddresses.member.1","support@chilkatsoft.com")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("Destination.CcAddresses.member.2","somebody@yahoo.com")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("Destination.BccAddresses.member.1","somebody@gmail.com")

success = rest.AddQueryParam("Source","admin@chilkatdownload.com")

// Because there may be a large amount of data in the query params, use a POST
// where the params are sent in the body of the HTTP Request.
Dim responseXml As String
responseXml = rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/")
If (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    System.DebugLog("response status code = " + Str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))
    System.DebugLog("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText)
    System.DebugLog("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader)
    System.DebugLog("response body: " + responseXml)
    Return
End If

// Examine the successful XML response.
Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
success = xml.LoadXml(responseXml)
System.DebugLog(xml.GetXml())

// To get the MessageId
System.DebugLog("MessageId: " + xml.ChilkatPath("SendEmailResult|MessageId|*"))

// A sample successful response:
// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
// <SendEmailResponse xmlns="http://ses.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-12-01/">
//     <SendEmailResult>
//         <MessageId>010101579081d2c1-043c693f-5a23-4c64-a8c1-66187d3725a0-000000</MessageId>
//     </SendEmailResult>
//     <ResponseMetadata>
//         <RequestId>e2b5b480-8a4e-11e6-85cd-21b1f1f6d432</RequestId>
//     </ResponseMetadata>
// </SendEmailResponse>