Send a Simple HTML Email

Demonstrates how to send a simple HTML email (i.e. with no images, style sheets, etc.).

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

...

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

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
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mailman.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Set the SMTP server.
mailman.SmtpHost := 'smtp.chilkatsoft.com';

//  Set the SMTP login/password (if required)
mailman.SmtpUsername := 'myUsername';
mailman.SmtpPassword := 'myPassword';

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

email.Subject := 'This is a test';
email.SetHtmlBody('<html><body><p>This is <b>bold text</b>, this is a <a href="http://www.chilkatsoft.com/">hyperlink</a></p></body></html>');
email.From := 'Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>';
email.AddTo('Chilkat Admin','admin@chilkatsoft.com');

//  Call SendEmail to connect to the SMTP server and send.
//  The connection (i.e. session) to the SMTP server remains
//  open so that subsequent SendEmail calls may use the
//  same connection.
success := mailman.SendEmail(email As CHILKATMAILLib2_TLB.IChilkatEmail2);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(mailman.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Some SMTP servers do not actually send the email until
//  the connection is closed.  In these cases, it is necessary to
//  call CloseSmtpConnection for the mail to be  sent.
//  Most SMTP servers send the email immediately, and it is
//  not required to close the connection.  We'll close it here
//  for the example:
success := mailman.CloseSmtpConnection();
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage('Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.');
  end;

ShowMessage('Mail Sent!');
end;

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