Sending Emails with RSendAs

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Tested with

Devices(s): Nokia E61i, Nokia C7-00

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Platform Security

Capabilities: NetworkServices

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Article

Keywords: messages

Created: everyourgokul (24 Apr 2007)

Reviewed: Rostgrm

Last edited: rostgrm (11 Jan 2013)

Code for sending emails

For sending emails the following code can be used.

Warnings

1. Common:
   • setup at least one email account or you will have KErrNotFound leaves
2. Devices:
   • sends well since 9.1 without capabilities
   • on Belle devices and above the message is saved to Drafts. If you add NetworkServices it will be sent succesfully.
3. Emulator prerequisites
   • be sure you have the file at <SDK_PATH>\Epoc32\winscw\c\splash.bmp

Header Required:

#include <rsendas.h>
#include <rsendasmessage.h>
#include <senduiconsts.h>

Library needed:

LIBRARY  sendas2.lib

Source File:

    RSendAs session;
    User::LeaveIfError( session.Connect() );
    CleanupClosePushL( session );
 
    RSendAsMessage sendAsMessage;
    sendAsMessage.CreateL( session, KSenduiMtmSmtpUid );
    CleanupClosePushL( sendAsMessage );
 
    sendAsMessage.SetSubjectL( _L("Welcome back to symbian") );
    //adding 'TO' field
    sendAsMessage.AddRecipientL( _L("you@me.com"), RSendAsMessage::ESendAsRecipientTo ); 
 
    sendAsMessage.SetBodyTextL( _L("somebody@world.com")  );
 
    TRequestStatus status;
    // adding attachments. Be sure file exists :)
    sendAsMessage.AddAttachment( _L("c:\\splash.bmp"), status );
    User::WaitForRequest( status );
 
    sendAsMessage.SendMessageAndCloseL();
    CleanupStack::Pop( &sendAsMessage );
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy( &session );

The example in original paper was remade from book 'Symbian OS Communications Programming', author Iain Campbell, published in 2007