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Convert HTML Web Page to Email and Send

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Converts an HTML page at a URL into an email with embedded images and sends it. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
long li_Success
oleobject loo_Mailman
oleobject loo_Mht
oleobject loo_Email
string ls_EmlStr

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Mailman = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Mailman.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.MailMan")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Mailman
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

//  The MHT component can be used to convert an HTML page
//  from a URL, file, or in-memory HTML into an email
//  with embedded images and style sheets.
loo_Mht = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Mht.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Mht")

loo_Email = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Email.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Email")

//  There are two ways of embedding images in emails: with CIDs
//  and without.  When using CIDs, the IMG SRC attributes use
//  urls that begin with "cid:" and the corresponding image
//  embedded within the email includes a Content-ID header field.
//  When not using CIDs, the IMG SRC attribute can have a URL,
//  path, etc. and the corresponding image embedded within
//  the email has a matching Content-Location header field.

//  When testing with GMail, if CIDs are used the email will
//  be displayed with images blocked (by default) unless
//  the user allows them to be displayed.  Without CIDs,
//  the images are automatically displayed.

//  When testing with Eudora, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Outlook Express, 
//  embedded images display correctly with our without CIDs.

//  When testing with Yahoo! Mail, embedded images display OK.
//  However, the Yahoo! Mail user has the option of blocking
//  images.  If this is turned on, the CID images will still 
//  display correctly even though images are blocked.  Why?
//  It's because when viewing the email there is no external
//  HTTP request to fetch an image.  Therefore, a spammer 
//  cannot get an indication that you've read the email. 
//  However, if CIDs are not used, the images are blocked by 
//  any Yahoo! Mail user that has image blocking turned on --
//  even though the images are embedded.

//  I haven't tested Hotmail yet...
//  Regardless, there is no perfect solution.  If CIDs are used,
//  GMail users may block your embedded images, if CIDs are not
//  used, Yahoo! Mail users may block your embedded images.

//  I recommend setting using CIDs.  This is what Mozilla Thunderbird
//  does by default, and it's the more clear an unambiguous way
//  to indicate that images are indeed embedded.
loo_Mht.UseCids = 1

ls_EmlStr = loo_Mht.GetEML("http://www.bonairefishing.com/")
if loo_Mht.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Mht.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Mailman
    destroy loo_Mht
    destroy loo_Email
    return
end if

li_Success = loo_Email.SetFromMimeText(ls_EmlStr)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Email.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Mailman
    destroy loo_Mht
    destroy loo_Email
    return
end if

loo_Email.Subject = "Test HTML email"

//  This example is tested in:
//  Outlook 2000, Eudora 7, Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9, Outlook Express 6, GMail, Yahoo Mail
li_Success = loo_Email.AddTo("Chilkat Support","support@chilkatsoft.com")

//  Note: Chilkat does not regularly check our GMail and Yahoo
//  email accounts.  Please send support email to support@chilkatsoft.com
li_Success = loo_Email.AddTo("Chilkat on Yahoo","chilkat_software@yahoo.com")
li_Success = loo_Email.AddTo("Chilkat on GMail","chilkat.support@gmail.com")

loo_Email.From = "chilkat@live.com"

//  Send email using smtp.live.com
loo_Mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.live.com"
loo_Mailman.SmtpUsername = "chilkat@live.com"
loo_Mailman.SmtpPassword = "myPassword"
loo_Mailman.SmtpPort = 587
loo_Mailman.StartTLS = 1

li_Success = loo_Mailman.SendEmail(loo_Email)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Mailman.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Mailman
    destroy loo_Mht
    destroy loo_Email
    return
end if

li_Success = loo_Mailman.CloseSmtpConnection()
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Mailman.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Mailman
    destroy loo_Mht
    destroy loo_Email
    return
end if

Write-Debug "HTML Email Sent!"


destroy loo_Mailman
destroy loo_Mht
destroy loo_Email