Node.js

Add Email Attachment from FTP

Downloads (into memory) a file from an FTP server and adds it as an attachment to an email.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.

Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.

    // This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

    var ftp = new chilkat.Ftp2();

    ftp.Hostname = "www.my-ftp-server.com";
    ftp.Username = "mFtpLogin";
    ftp.Password = "myFtpPassword";

    // Connect to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.ConnectOnly();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate with the FTP server.
    success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Move to the remove directory where our file is located.
    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("qa_data");
    if (success == true) {
        success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("pdf");
    }

    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Download...
    var pdfData = new chilkat.BinData();
    success = ftp.GetFileBd("fishing.pdf",pdfData);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    ftp.Disconnect();

    // Create an email object, and add the PDF as an attachment.
    var email = new chilkat.Email();
    email.Subject = "Test with PDF attachment.";
    email.Body = "This is a plain-text body..";

    // Add the PDF attachment.  (This method call requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later)
    success = email.AddAttachmentBd("fishing.pdf",pdfData,"application/pdf");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(email.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Save the email and examine with a text editor to see the PDF attachment is present..
    email.SaveEml("qa_output/out.eml");

    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();