I've got this code that sends an email with attachment[s]:
internal static bool EmailGeneratedReport(List<string> recipients)
{
bool success = true;
try
{
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.Application app = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.Application();
MailItem mailItem = app.CreateItem(OlItemType.olMailItem);
Recipients _recipients = mailItem.Recipients;
foreach (string recip in recipients)
{
Recipient outlookRecipient = _recipients.Add(recip);
outlookRecipient.Type = (int)OlMailRecipientType.olTo;
outlookRecipient.Resolve();
}
mailItem.Subject = String.Format("Platypus Reports generated {0}", GetYYYYMMDDHHMM());
List<String> htmlBody = new List<string>
{
"<html><body><img src=\"http://www.platypus.com/wp-content/themes/duckbill/images/pa_logo_notag.png\" alt=\"Pro*Act logo\" ><p>Your Platypus reports are attached.</p>"
};
htmlBody.Add("</body></html>");
mailItem.HTMLBody = string.Join(Environment.NewLine, htmlBody.ToArray());
. . . // un-Outlook-specific code elided for brevity
FileInfo[] rptsToEmail = GetLastReportsGenerated(uniqueFolder);
foreach (var file in rptsToEmail)
{
String fullFilename = Path.Combine(uniqueFolder, file.Name);
if (!File.Exists(fullFilename)) continue;
if (!file.Name.Contains(PROCESSED_FILE_APPENDAGE))
{
mailItem.Attachments.Add(fullFilename);
}
MarkFileAsSent(fullFilename);
}
mailItem.Importance = OlImportance.olImportanceHigh;
mailItem.Display(false);
}
catch (System.Exception ex)
{
String exDetail = String.Format(ExceptionFormatString, ex.Message,
Environment.NewLine, ex.Source, ex.StackTrace, ex.InnerException);
MessageBox.Show(exDetail);
success = false;
}
return success;
}
However, it pops up the email window when ready, which the user must respond to by either sending or canceling. As this is in an app that sends email based on a timer generating reports to be sent, I can't rely on a human being present to hit the "Send" button.
Can Outlook email be sent "silently"? If so, how?
I can send email silently with gmail:
private void EmailMessage(string msg)
{
string FROM_EMAIL = "sharedhearts@gmail.com";
string TO_EMAIL = "cshannon@platypus.com";
string FROM_EMAIL_NAME = "B. Clay Shannon";
string TO_EMAIL_NAME = "Clay Shannon";
string GMAIL_PASSWORD = "theRainNSpainFallsMainlyOnDonQuixotesHelmet";
var fromAddress = new MailAddress(FROM_EMAIL, FROM_EMAIL_NAME);
var toAddress = new MailAddress(TO_EMAIL, TO_EMAIL_NAME);
string fromPassword = GMAIL_PASSWORD;
string subject = string.Format("Log msg from ReportScheduler app sent
{0}", DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString());
string body = msg;
var smtp = new SmtpClient
{
Host = "smtp.gmail.com",
Port = 587,
EnableSsl = true,
DeliveryMethod = SmtpDeliveryMethod.Network,
UseDefaultCredentials = false,
Credentials = new NetworkCredential(fromAddress.Address, fromPassword)
};
using (var message = new MailMessage(fromAddress, toAddress)
{
Subject = subject,
Body = body
})
{
smtp.Send(message);
}
}
...but when I do that, I have to supply my gmail password, and I don't really want to do that (expose my password in the source code).
So, how can I gain the benefits of gmailing (silence) and Outlook (keeping my password private)?