Send Identical Email to Distribution List

Sends an identical email to a distribution list.

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uses
    Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
    Dialogs, StdCtrls,
    CHILKATMAILLib2_TLB,
    CHILKATUTILLib_TLB,
    OleCtrls;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
mailman: TChilkatMailMan2;
success: Integer;
email: CHILKATMAILLib2_TLB.IChilkatEmail2;
sa: CHILKATUTILLib_TLB.ICkStringArray;

begin
//  The mailman object is used for sending and receiving email.
mailman := TChilkatMailMan2.Create(Self);

//  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
success := mailman.UnlockComponent('30-day trial');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage('Component unlock failed');

  end;

//  Set the SMTP server.
mailman.SmtpHost := 'mail.chilkatsoft.com';
mailman.SmtpUsername := 'admin@chilkatsoft.com';
mailman.SmtpPassword := '****';

//  Create a new email object
email := CoChilkatEmail2.Create();

email.Subject := 'This is a test';
email.Body := 'This is a test';
email.From := 'Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>';

//  Load a text file containing email addresses, one per line,
//  into a StringArray object. (In some programming languages,
//  this is a CkStringArray.)
sa := TCkStringArray.Create(Self).ControlInterface;
success := sa.LoadFromFile('distributionList.txt');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage('Failed to load distributionList.txt');

  end;

//  Note: the distributionList.txt file contains one email
//  address per line.  For example:
// 
//  matt@chilkatsoft.com
//  "Chilkat Admin" <admin@chilkatsoft.com>
//  <support@chilkatsoft.com>
// 
//  An email address may contain both the friendly name (in quote)
//  and the email address (in angled brackets).  The friendly
//  name is optional.  When the friendly name is missing,
//  angled brackets are optional.

//  If the SendIndividual property is 1, then the email
//  is sent individually to each recipient in the list using
//  the "To" header field.

//  If the SendIndividual property is 0, then emails
//  are sent in batches of 100 BCC's.  Your program should
//  provide a single "To" address, such as:
email.AddTo('My List','listAdmin@chilkatsoft.com');

//  This example will send emails individually, so we'll clear
//  the "To" list.
email.ClearTo();

//  Set the mailman's SendIndividual property = 1
mailman.SendIndividual := 1;

success := mailman.SendToDistributionList(email,sa);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(mailman.LastErrorText);
  end
else
  begin
    ShowMessage('Mail Sent!');
  end;
end;