Lianja

Rename Email Attachments After Adding

Demonstrates how to rename email attachments after adding but before sending. Lianja

llSuccess = .F.

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loMailman = createobject("CkMailMan")

loMailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.my-mail-server.com"
loMailman.SmtpUsername = "MY_SMTP_USERNAME"
loMailman.SmtpPassword = "MY_SMTP_PASSWORD"
loMailman.SmtpSsl = .T.
loMailman.SmtpPort = 465

loEmail = createobject("CkEmail")

loEmail.Subject = "This is a test"
loEmail.Body = "This is a test"
loEmail.From = "Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>"
llSuccess = loEmail.AddTo("Chilkat Admin","admin@chilkatsoft.com")
// To add more recipients, call AddTo, AddCC, or AddBcc once per recipient.

// Add some attachments.
// The AddFileAttachment method returns the value of the content-type it chose for the attachment.
lcContentType = loEmail.AddFileAttachment("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")
if (loEmail.LastMethodSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loEmail.LastErrorText
    release loMailman
    release loEmail
    return
endif

lcContentType = loEmail.AddFileAttachment("qa_data/pdf/fishing.pdf")
if (loEmail.LastMethodSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loEmail.LastErrorText
    release loMailman
    release loEmail
    return
endif

// If we save the email to a .eml, we can examine in a text editor.
llSuccess = loEmail.SaveEml("qa_output/e1.eml")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loEmail.LastErrorText
    ? "Failed to save .eml"
    release loMailman
    release loEmail
    return
endif

// We see the following in the e1.eml
// Notice that Chilkat replaced the full path with just the filename.
// The full local path is not part of the email that gets sent..

// ...
// --------------020807050607070004010609
// Content-Type: image/jpeg; name="starfish.jpg"
// Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
// Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="starfish.jpg"
// 
// ...
// --------------020807050607070004010609
// Content-Type: application/pdf; name="fishing.pdf"
// Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
// Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="fishing.pdf"
// ...

// Before sending, each filename can be changed within the email object.
// For example:
llSuccess = loEmail.SetAttachmentFilename(0,"orange_starfish.jpg")
llSuccess = loEmail.SetAttachmentFilename(1,"tuna_fishing.pdf")

// Look at the new MIME source of the email in a  text editor...
llSuccess = loEmail.SaveEml("qa_output/e2.eml")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loEmail.LastErrorText
    ? "Failed to save .eml"
    release loMailman
    release loEmail
    return
endif

// You'll see this:

// ...
// --------------020807050607070004010609
// Content-Type: image/jpeg; name="orange_starfish.jpg"
// Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
// Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="orange_starfish.jpg"
// 
// ...
// --------------020807050607070004010609
// Content-Type: application/pdf; name="tuna_fishing.pdf"
// Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
// Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="tuna_fishing.pdf"
// ...

// Send the email with the updated filenames..
llSuccess = loMailman.SendEmail(loEmail)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loMailman.LastErrorText
    release loMailman
    release loEmail
    return
endif

llSuccess = loMailman.CloseSmtpConnection()
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? "Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly."
endif

? "Mail with attachments sent!"


release loMailman
release loEmail