How To Send HTML Formatted Mail Using CDO for Windows 2000 and the Local Pickup Directory (286430)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects for Windows 2000
  • Collaboration Data Objects for Exchange 2000
This article was previously published under Q286430

SUMMARY

This article describes how to send HTML formatted mail through the local pickup directory using CDO for Windows 2000 (CDOSYS) or CDO for Exchange 2000 (CDOEX).

MORE INFORMATION

  1. Create a file called Cdopickup.vbs and paste the following code:
    'Send using the Pickup directory on the IIS server.
Dim iMsg 
Dim iConf 
Dim Flds 
Dim strHTML

Const cdoSendUsingPickup = 1

set iMsg = CreateObject("CDO.Message")
set iConf = CreateObject("CDO.Configuration")

Set Flds = iConf.Fields
With Flds 
    .Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing") = cdoSendUsingPickup
    ' TODO: Replace <PICKUP DIRECTORY> with path to your pickup directory
    ' Typically, c:\Inetpub\mailroot\pickup
    .Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserverpickupdirectory")="<PICKUP DIRECTORY>"
    .Update
End With

' Build HTML for message body.
strHTML = "<HTML>"
strHTML = strHTML & "<HEAD>"
strHTML = strHTML & "<BODY>"
strHTML = strHTML & "<b> This is the test HTML message body</b></br>"
strHTML = strHTML & "</BODY>"
strHTML = strHTML & "</HTML>"

Dim iBP
With iMsg
   Set .Configuration = iConf
   .To = "alias@domain.com"
   .From = "youralias@yourdomain.com"
   .Subject = "This is a test CDOSYS message (Sent via Pickup)"
   .HTMLBody = strHTML
   'TODO: if adding an attachment,
   'uncomment the next line and alter file path as required
   'Set iBP = iMsg.AddAttachment(App.Path & "\file1.txt")
   .Send
End With

 
' Clean up variables.
Set iBP = Nothing
Set iMsg = Nothing
Set iConf = Nothing
Set Flds = Nothing

MsgBox "Mail Sent!"
  2. Edit the sections of the code that are marked "ToDo".
  3. Save the file, and then double-click it.

    This script generates an HTML formatted message and sends it using the pickup directory.

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

286431 How To Send HTML Formatted mail Using CDO for Windows 2000 and a Remote SMTP Service

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/25/2005
Keywords:kbhowto KB286430
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