Add File Attachments to an Email

Demonstrates how to add one or more file attachments to an email.

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MS Windows Visual C/C++ Libraries

Linux/CentOS C/C++ Libraries

MAC OS X C/C++ Libraries

Solaris C/C++ Libraries

C++ Builder Libraries

// Needs #include <CkEmail.h>

    CkString strOut;

    CkEmail email;

    email.put_Subject("This is a test");
    email.put_Body("This is a test");
    email.put_From("support@chilkatsoft.com");
    email.AddTo("Chilkat Admin","admin@chilkatsoft.com");

    bool success;

    //  To add file attachments to an email, call AddFileAttachment
    //  once for each file to be attached.  The method returns
    //  the content-type of the attachment if successful, otherwise
    //  returns cknull
    const char * contentType;

    contentType = email.addFileAttachment("something.pdf");
    if (contentType == 0 ) {
        strOut.append(email.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    contentType = email.addFileAttachment("something.xml");
    if (contentType == 0 ) {
        strOut.append(email.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    contentType = email.addFileAttachment("something.zip");
    if (contentType == 0 ) {
        strOut.append(email.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    success = email.SaveEml("email.eml");
    if (success == false) {
        strOut.append(email.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    strOut.append("Saved EML!\r\n");

    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());