SendMail

The SendMail method attempts to send an electronic mail message.

Syntax

SendMail(mailserver, recipient, sender, subject, message_text)

Parameters

mailserver

Specifies the name of SMTP mail server.

recipient

The email address of the person who will receive the electronic mail message. Multiple recipients separated by a comma only. You may need to surround the recipient name with angle brackets.

sender

The email address of the person sending the email message.

subject

The subject of the message.

message_text

The text of the message.

Return Values

Returns an empty string if the message was sent successfully. Otherwise returns a string indicating the error that occurred.

Notes

If you are sending a long message and you want to format the lines, use VbCrLf (Chr(13)+Chr(10) ) to insert end-of-lines. Eg

message = "Thanks,  " & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "it works a treat!"

Example

The following sends an email

<% Set Mailer = Server.CreateObject("ASPMail.ASPMailCtrl.1") %>
<%
recipient = "Joe@mailer.net"
sender = "Cheryl@mailer.net"
subject = "Great Program"
message = "Thanks man,  " & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "it works a treat!"
mailserver = "mailer.flicks.com"
result = Mailer.SendMail(mailserver, recipient, sender, subject, message)
%>
<% If  "" = result Then %>
<P>
Mail has been sent.
<P>
<% Else %>
<P>
Mail was not sent, error message is
<H2>
<%= result %>
</H2>
<P>
<% End If %>


 

Applies To

OCXMail ASP Component