Load MIME (or S/MIME) and Send as Email

Demonstrates how to load a MIME file and send it as email.

Download Chilkat Email ActiveX

Download 32-bit Chilkat IMAP ActiveX (.msi)

Download All 32-bit Chilkat ActiveX Components (.zip)

Download All 64-bit Chilkat ActiveX Components (.zip)

CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @mime int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Mime', @mime OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @mailman int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.MailMan2', @mailman OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    --  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
    DECLARE @success int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mime, 'UnlockComponent', @success OUT, '30-day trial'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mime, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'UnlockComponent', @success OUT, '30-day trial'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Set the SMTP server.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpHost', 'smtp.chilkatsoft.com'

    --  Set the SMTP login/password (if required)
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpUsername', 'myUsername'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpPassword', 'myPassword'

    --  Load the MIME (or S/MIME) from a file:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mime, 'LoadMimeFile', @success OUT, 'edifact_smime.txt'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mime, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @fromAddr nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @recipient nvarchar(4000)

    SELECT @fromAddr = 'admin@chilkatsoft.com'
    SELECT @recipient = 'support@chilkatsoft.com'

    --  Add email header fields to the MIME:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mime, 'AddHeaderField', NULL, 'From', @fromAddr
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mime, 'AddHeaderField', NULL, 'To', @recipient
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mime, 'AddHeaderField', NULL, 'Subject', 'Here is my EDIFACT signed and encrypted...'

    --  We want a Date header with the current date/time.  The email object
    --  automatically generates it.  Therefore we'll create an email object and then
    --  copy the Date header:
    DECLARE @email int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Email2', @email OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @dateStr nvarchar(4000)

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'GetHeaderField', @dateStr OUT, 'Date'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mime, 'AddHeaderField', NULL, 'Date', @dateStr

    --  It is not necessary to save the MIME to a file.
    --  We're doing it here just to have a look at the .eml in a text editor...
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mime, 'SaveMime', @success OUT, 'email.eml'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mime, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Now send the MIME via SMTP:
    DECLARE @mimeContent nvarchar(4000)

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mime, 'GetMime', @mimeContent OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'SendMime', @success OUT, @fromAddr, @recipient, @mimeContent
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'CloseSmtpConnection', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        PRINT 'Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.'
      END

    PRINT 'Mail Sent!'
END
GO