Convert HTML File to Email and Send

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This example converts an HTML file with images into a self-contained email and sends it.

' This example requires the purchase of 2 Chilkat components:
' Chilkat MHT and Chilkat Mail.
Private Sub Command1_Click()
    
    ' Create the Chilkat MHT component instance
    Dim mht As New ChilkatMHT
    mht.UnlockComponent "MHT_Unlock_Code"
    
    ' Create the Chilkat MailMan component instance
    Dim mailman As New ChilkatMailMan2
    mailman.UnlockComponent "Mail_Unlock_Code"
    
    ' Convert an HTML file to an email object.
    Dim email As ChilkatEmail2
    Set email = mht.GetEmail("example.html")
    
    mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.earthlink.net"
    
    ' Address and send...
    email.AddTo "Chilkat Webmaster", "admin@chilkatsoft.com"
    email.From = "Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>"
    email.Subject = "This is an HTML email"
 
    mailman.SendEmail email
    
End Sub