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David Ayre
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 Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:34 pm Post subject: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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Hi,
I am using TIdSMTP from Indy 9 with BDS2006 and have mastered the
sending of a standard e-mail, but would like to know how to send
an attachment.
Thanks,
David |
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Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:33 pm Post subject: Re: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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"David Ayre" <davidcayre (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I am using TIdSMTP from Indy 9 with BDS2006 and have mastered
the sending of a standard e-mail, but would like to know how to send
an attachment.
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Add a TIdAttachment object to the TIdMessage.MessageParts collection. You
will also have to add TIdText objects for your text as well, instead of
using the TIdMessage.Body property.
Gambit |
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David Ayre
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:50 pm Post subject: Re: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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"Remy Lebeau \(TeamB\)" <no.spam (AT) no (DOT) spam.com> wrote:
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"David Ayre" <davidcayre (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:44e2059a$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com...
I am using TIdSMTP from Indy 9 with BDS2006 and have mastered
the sending of a standard e-mail, but would like to know how to send
an attachment.
Add a TIdAttachment object to the TIdMessage.MessageParts collection. You
will also have to add TIdText objects for your text as well, instead of
using the TIdMessage.Body property.
Gambit
Thanks Remy, |
But how do I do that? There doesn't seem to be a TIdAttachment
component in the Indy list.
Cheers,
David |
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Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:40 am Post subject: Re: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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"David Ayre" <davidcayre (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:44e2178f$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com...
| Quote: | But how do I do that? There doesn't seem to be a
TIdAttachment component in the Indy list.
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TIdText and TIdAttachment are not components. They are TCollectionItem
descendants. You have to instantiate them programmably in code, ie:
TIdText *text = new TIdText(IdMessage1->MessageParts, NULL);
text->ContentType = "text/plain";
text->Body->Text = "whatever";
TIdText *html = new TIdText(IdMessage1->MessageParts, NULL);
html->ContentType = "text/html";
html->Body->Text = "<html>whatever</html>";
TIdAttachment *attach = new TIdAttachment(IdMessage1->MessageParts,
"c:\\some file.ext");
attach->ContentType = GetMimeTypeFromFile(attach->FileName);
Gambit |
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David Ayre
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:19 pm Post subject: Re: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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| Quote: | TIdText *text = new TIdText(IdMessage1->MessageParts, NULL);
TIdAttachment *attach = new TIdAttachment(IdMessage1->MessageParts,
"c:\\some file.ext");
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Thanks Remy,
That makes it all clear.
I assume that text and attach must be deteted at the end?
Cheers,
David |
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David Ayre
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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| Quote: | attach->ContentType = GetMimeTypeFromFile(attach->FileName);
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This line won't compile - GetMimeTypeFromFile() must need an
#include. The Indy help says that it is in global.pas. Do I need
to include global.pas in my project or just add an include for
its header file?
Cheers,
David |
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Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:52 pm Post subject: Re: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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"David Ayre" <davidcayre (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:44e2d502$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com...
| Quote: | I assume that text and attach must be deteted at the end?
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No. They are owned by the TIdMessage. They will be free automatically when
the TIdMessage itself is freed, or when you call TIdMessage.Clear/Body().
Gambit |
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Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject: Re: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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"David Ayre" <davidcayre (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | This line won't compile - GetMimeTypeFromFile() must need
an #include.
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GetMimeTypeFromFile() is declared in the IdGlobal unit, which is already
included by TIdSMTP's unit.
| Quote: | The Indy help says that it is in global.pas. Do I need to include
global.pas in my project
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No.
| Quote: | or just add an include for its header file?
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Just the header file - IdGlobal.hpp, which IdSMTP.hpp already includes. So
you should not have had a compiler error saying the function is unknown,
because it is a known function.
Gambit |
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Roger
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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Did you try:
include "IDGLOBAL.hpp"
"David Ayre" <davidcayre (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message
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attach->ContentType = GetMimeTypeFromFile(attach->FileName);
This line won't compile - GetMimeTypeFromFile() must need an
#include. The Indy help says that it is in global.pas. Do I need
to include global.pas in my project or just add an include for
its header file?
Cheers,
David
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David Ayre
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:15 pm Post subject: Re: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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I've included IdGlobal.hpp. IdSMTP.hpp was already included,
but it still says that GetMimeTypeFromFile() is not declared.
I have got attach->Filename in the brackets.
Cheers,
David
"Remy Lebeau \(TeamB\)" <no.spam (AT) no (DOT) spam.com> wrote:
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"David Ayre" <davidcayre (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message
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This line won't compile - GetMimeTypeFromFile() must need
an #include.
GetMimeTypeFromFile() is declared in the IdGlobal unit, which is already
included by TIdSMTP's unit.
The Indy help says that it is in global.pas. Do I need to include
global.pas in my project
No.
or just add an include for its header file?
Just the header file - IdGlobal.hpp, which IdSMTP.hpp already includes. So
you should not have had a compiler error saying the function is unknown,
because it is a known function.
Gambit
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David Ayre
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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Yes Roger,
Tried that and if I type in:-
GetMimeTypeFromFile( I get a popup saying that there is no
prototype for this. That's what usually happens when I have
forgotten to include a header file.
I have found that if I use the line :-
attach->ContentType = "binary"; it works OK except that the
text->Body->Text = acBody; doesn't put the body text in. I
have to put it in the IdMessage->Body instead and then it
works.
Cheers,
David
"Roger" <aretae (AT) magma (DOT) ca> wrote:
| Quote: | Did you try:
include "IDGLOBAL.hpp"
"David Ayre" <davidcayre (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message
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attach->ContentType = GetMimeTypeFromFile(attach->FileName);
This line won't compile - GetMimeTypeFromFile() must need an
#include. The Indy help says that it is in global.pas. Do I need
to include global.pas in my project or just add an include for
its header file?
Cheers,
David
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Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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"David Ayre" <davidcayre (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I've included IdGlobal.hpp. IdSMTP.hpp was already included,
but it still says that GetMimeTypeFromFile() is not declared.
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Double-check the case of the letters:
extern PACKAGE AnsiString __fastcall GetMIMETypeFromFile(const
AnsiString AFile);
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Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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"David Ayre" <davidcayre (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | attach->ContentType = "binary"; it works OK
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That is not a proper ContentType value.
| Quote: | except that the
text->Body->Text = acBody;
doesn't put the body text in.
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Then you did not use it correctly. Please show the actual code you are
using, and the raw data that TIdMessage generates.
| Quote: | I have to put it in the IdMessage->Body instead and then it works.
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Do not mix TIdMessage::Body with TIdMessage.MessageParts. Use one or the
other, not both.
Gambit |
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David Ayre
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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"Remy Lebeau \(TeamB\)" <no.spam (AT) no (DOT) spam.com> wrote:
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"David Ayre" <davidcayre (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message
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attach->ContentType = "binary"; it works OK
That is not a proper ContentType value.
except that the
text->Body->Text = acBody;
doesn't put the body text in.
Then you did not use it correctly. Please show the actual code you are
using, and the raw data that TIdMessage generates.
I have to put it in the IdMessage->Body instead and then it works.
Do not mix TIdMessage::Body with TIdMessage.MessageParts. Use one or the
other, not both.
Gambit
Hi Remy, |
This is the full code for this section:-
//Send Email
IdSMTP1->Host = Edit1->Text;
IdSMTP1->Port = 25;
IdMessage1->From->Address = Edit2->Text;
IdMessage1->Recipients->EMailAddresses = Edit3->Text;
IdMessage1->Subject = acHeader;
//IdMessage1->Body->Text = acBody;
IdMessage1->From->Name = Edit4->Text;
TIdText *Text = new TIdText(IdMessage1->MessageParts,NULL);
Text->ContentType = "text/plain";
Text->Body->Text = acBody;
TIdAttachment *Attach = new TIdAttachment(IdMessage1->MessageParts,acAttachment);
Attach->ContentType = GetMIMETypeFromFile(Attach->FileName);
IdSMTP1->Connect(1000);
IdSMTP1->Send(IdMessage1);
if(IdSMTP1->Connected())IdSMTP1->Disconnect();
The GetMIMETypeFromFile(Attach->FileName); works now I've got
the MIME part in uppercase.
If I use the Text->Body->Text = acBody; as above, no body
text appears in the body of the e-mail. But if I use the
IdMessage1->Body->Text = acBody; it does.
acBody, acHeader and acAttachment are char * and contain the correct strings.
Cheers,
David |
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Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:40 am Post subject: Re: How to send an attachment to an e-mail |
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"David Ayre" <davidcayre (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | IdSMTP1->Connect(1000);
IdSMTP1->Send(IdMessage1);
if(IdSMTP1->Connected())IdSMTP1->Disconnect();
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Wrap that in a try..finally block instead:
IdSMTP1->Connect(1000);
try {
IdSMTP1->Send(IdMessage1);
}
__finally {
IdSMTP1->Disconnect();
}
| Quote: | If I use the Text->Body->Text = acBody; as above, no
body text appears in the body of the e-mail.
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You did not set the TIdMessage::ContentType property so that the receiver
would know the formatting of the message:
IdMessage1->ContentType = "multipart/mixed";
Also, older versions of Indy require a minimum of *2* TIdText parts - one
for plain text and one for html.
Gambit |
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