SmtpMail.AddAttachment Method

Attaches a file attachment to the email message.

[Visual Basic]
Public Sub AddAttachment( _
    fileName As String _
) As Attachment

Public Sub AddAttachment( _
    fileName As String, _
    content() As Byte _
) As Attachment

[C#]
public Attachment AddAttachment(
    string fileName
);

public Attachment AddAttachment(
    string fileName,
    byte[] content
);

[C++]
public: Attachment^ AddAttachment(
    String^ fileName
);

public: Attachment^ AddAttachment(
    String^ fileName,
    array<unsigned char>^ content,
);

[JScript]
public function AddAttachment( 
    fileName : String
) : Attachment;

public function AddAttachment( 
    fileName : String,
    content : Byte[]
) : Attachment;

Parameters

fileName: A full file name or URL.
content: The binary data of the file.

Return Value

The Attachment class instance.

Remarks

To attach embedded images or inline images, SmtpMail.ImportHtmlBody and SmtpMail.ImportHtml methods are strongly recommended.

Example

[Visual Basic, C#, C++, JScript.NET] To get the full samples of EASendMail, please refer to Samples section.

[VB - Email Attachment]

Imports EASendMail

Public Sub AttachFile()
    Try
        Dim oMail As SmtpMail = New SmtpMail("TryIt")
        Dim oAttachment As Attachment = oMail.AddAttachment("c:\test.gif")

        ' adds attachment from remote host
        ' Dim oAttachment As Attachment = oMail.AddAttachment("http://www.adminsystem.com/test.gif")

        ' changes attachment name to another name
        ' oAttachment.Name = "mytest.gif"

        ' specifies the attachment as an embedded picture
        ' Dim contentID As String = "test001@host"
        ' oAttachment.ContentID = contentID
        ' oMail.HtmlBody = "<html><body>this is a <img src=""cid:" & contentID & """> embedded picture.</body></html>"

        ' save as an eml file, you can use outlook express to open and check it.
        oMail.SaveAs("c:\test.eml", True)

    Catch exp As Exception
        Console.WriteLine(exp.Message)
    End Try
End Sub


[C# - Email Attachment]

using System;
using System.Collections;
using EASendMail;

void AttachFile()
{
    try
    {
        SmtpMail ^oMail = gcnew SmtpMail("TryIt");
        Attachment ^oAttachment = oMail->AddAttachment("c:\\test.gif");

        // adds attachment from remote website
        // Attachment ^oAttachment = oMail->AddAttachment("http://www.adminsystem.com/test.gif");

        // changes attachment name to another name
        // oAttachment->Name = "mytest.gif";

        // specifies the attachment as an embedded picture
        // String^ contentID = "test001@host";
        // oAttachment->ContentID = contentID;
        // oMail->HtmlBody = String::Format( "<html><body>this is a <img src=\"cid:{0}\"> embedded picture.</body></html>", contentID);

        // save as an eml file, you can use outlook express to open and check it.
        oMail->SaveAs("c:\\test.eml", true);
    }
    catch (Exception ^exp)
    {
        Console::WriteLine(exp->Message);
    }
}


[C++ - Email Attachment]

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace EASendMail; 

void AttachFile()
{
    try
    {
        SmtpMail ^oMail = gcnew SmtpMail("TryIt");
        Attachment ^oAttachment = oMail->AddAttachment("c:\\test.gif");

        // adds attachment from remote website
        // Attachment ^oAttachment = oMail->AddAttachment("http://www.adminsystem.com/test.gif");

        // changes attachment name to another name
        // oAttachment->Name = "mytest.gif";

        // specifies the attachment as an embedded picture
        // String^ contentID = "test001@host";
        // oAttachment->ContentID = contentID;
        // oMail->HtmlBody = String::Format( "<html><body>this is a <img src=\"cid:{0}\"> embedded picture.</body></html>", contentID);

        // save as an eml file, you can use outlook express to open and check it.
        oMail->SaveAs("c:\\test.eml", true);
    }
    catch (Exception ^exp)
    {
        Console::WriteLine(exp->Message);
    }
}


[JScript - Email Attachment]

public function AttachFile()
{  
    try
    {   
        var oMail:SmtpMail =  new SmtpMail("TryIt");
        Attachment oAttachment = oMail.AddAttachment("c:\\test.gif");
    
        // adds attachment from remote website 
        // Attachment oAttachment = oMail.AddAttachment("http://www.adminsystem.com/test.gif");
        
        // changes attachment name to another name
        // oAttachment.Name = "mytest.gif";
        
        // specifies the attachment as an embedded picture
        // var contentID : String = "test001@host";
        // oAttachment.ContentID = contentID;
        // oMail.HtmlBody = "<html><body>this is a <img src=\"cid:" + contentID + "\"> embedded picture.</body></html>";
        
        // save as an eml file, you can use outlook express to open and check it.
        oMail.SaveAs("c:\\test.eml");        
    }
    catch(exp:System.Exception)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(exp.Message);           
    }   
}

Online Examples

C# - Send Email with Attachment
C# - Send Email with Embedded Images
VB - Send Email with Attachment
VB - Send Email with Embedded Images
C++/CLI - Send Email with Attachment
C++/CLI - Send Email with Embedded Images