DataFlex

Set the Sender Email Address

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.FromAddress property, which is the email address of the sender. Changing this property updates the address portion of the MIME From header while preserving the sender name when possible. This example sets the sender name and address separately, then reads back the combined From header.

Background: A From header has two parts: the display name (e.g. John Smith) and the email address (e.g. john.smith@example.com). Only the address is used to actually route the message; the display name is cosmetic. Chilkat lets you manipulate each part independently through FromAddress and FromName, or the whole thing at once through From.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoEmail
    String sTemp1

    //  Demonstrates the Email.FromAddress property (the email address of the sender).
    //  Setting it updates the address portion of the From header while preserving
    //  the sender name when possible.

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatEmail)) To hoEmail
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoEmail))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoEmail
    End

    Set ComFromName Of hoEmail To "John Smith"
    Set ComFromAddress Of hoEmail To "john.smith@example.com"

    Get ComFromAddress Of hoEmail To sTemp1
    Showln "FromAddress = " sTemp1
    Get ComFrom Of hoEmail To sTemp1
    Showln "From = " sTemp1


End_Procedure