(Unicode C++) Send Email with hotmail.com, live.com, or outlook.com

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See the Guide for Creating an Application to Send Email from Hotmail.com, Live.com, or Outlook.com

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#include <CkMailManW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkEmailW.h>

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

    CkMailManW mailman;

    mailman.put_SmtpHost(L"smtp.office365.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpPort(587);
    mailman.put_StartTLS(true);

    // This could be your hotmail.com, live.com, or outlook.com account.
    mailman.put_SmtpUsername(L"yourName@live.com");

    // Load the previously saved OAuth2 access token.
    CkJsonObjectW json;
    bool success = json.LoadFile(L"qa_data/tokens/hotmail.json");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",json.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    mailman.put_OAuth2AccessToken(json.stringOf(L"access_token"));

    CkEmailW email;

    // Note: If you send an email such as this, it can easily go to your Junk or Trash email folders.
    email.put_Subject(L"This is a test");
    email.put_Body(L"This is a test");
    // This could be your hotmail.com, live.com, or outlook.com account.
    email.put_From(L"My Hotmail Account <yourName@live.com>");
    success = email.AddTo(L"Joe Example",L"joe@example.com");

    success = mailman.OpenSmtpConnection();
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",mailman.lastErrorText());
        wprintf(L"ConnectFailReason = %d\n",mailman.get_ConnectFailReason());
        return;
    }

    success = mailman.SmtpAuthenticate();
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    success = mailman.SendEmail(email);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    mailman.CloseSmtpConnection();

    wprintf(L"Email Sent.\n");
    }