Hi Jeff, Dod is talking about HTML email and you are talking about RTF email. Not the same format.
btw: I think RTF email is only used by old Microsoft software. Currently all email software use HTML emails. Contribute to the SSL Effort. Visit http://www.overbyte.be/eng/ssl.html -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Author of ICS (Internet Component Suite, freeware) Author of MidWare (Multi-tier framework, freeware) http://www.overbyte.be ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'ICS support mailing'" <twsocket@elists.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 1:25 AM Subject: Re: [twsocket] Sending mail with SMTPClient including images > Hi Dod > > I understand this bit (I think):- > > > but an image in a mail is a BASE64 encoded attachement so if you > > > convert HTMLToString then you'll only get the HTML text part of > your mail, not the attached binary files like > > images. > > But here, I'm not with you > > > To do this you may have to decode attached picture into its orignal > non BASE64 > > fomrmat then load it into you RichEdit. > > ... Because I have already loaded the image (Code below). > > The effect I'm trying to get is exactly like (say) MS Outlook where, in > HTML format mails, you can enter formatted text and past images e.g. a > screen shot. I can get that far with what I have written, except that > the image gets stripped on the way out. I DON'T want to have the image > sent as an attachment (can already do that) but want it in the body of > the email itself. > > Cheers > > Jeff > ============================ > This is how the image gets into the richedit:- > > i := 0; > while i >= 0 do > begin > i := BodyText.FindText('{Other|Photo}', 0, MaxInt, []); > if i >= 0 then > begin > BodyText.SelStart := i; > BodyText.SelLength := 13; > with Common.dlgOpenPicture do > begin > InitialDir := Common.GetPreference('Photo Location'); > if Execute then > begin > Pict := TPicture.Create; > try > Pict.LoadFromFile(FileName); > BodyText.InsertGraphic(Pict.Graphic, True); > finally > Pict.Free; > end; > end > else break; > end; > end; > end; > > ============================ > > JC> Hi > > JC> Currently I have a program that works 99% OK ;-) > > JC> I compose a rich text email in > > JC> BodyText: TJvRichEdit; > > JC> and I send it with code like this:- > > JC> if BodyText.PlainText then sl.Text := BodyText.Text > JC> else Common.JvRichEditToHtml.ConvertToHtmlStrings(BodyText, > JC> sl); > > JC> where sl is a TStringList. > > JC> Then (code that was straight out of an example) :- > > JC> procedure TSMTPMailMsgForm.SmtpClientGetData(Sender: TObject; > JC> LineNum: Integer; MsgLine: Pointer; MaxLen: Integer; var More: > JC> Boolean); var > JC> Len: Integer; > JC> begin > JC> if LineNum > sl.Count then > JC> More := FALSE > JC> else begin > JC> Len := Length(sl.Strings[LineNum - 1]); > JC> { Truncate the line if too long (should wrap to next line) } > JC> if Len >= MaxLen then > JC> StrPCopy(MsgLine, Copy(sl.Strings[LineNum - 1], 1, MaxLen - > 1)) > JC> else > JC> StrPCopy(MsgLine, sl.Strings[LineNum - 1]); > JC> end; > JC> end; > > JC> Now this works and we get nicely formatted emails sent out. EXCEPT > JC> when the user puts an Image into the BodyText (TJvRichEdit). > > JC> In this case the image is simply dropped. > > JC> I'm hoping that there is a simple solution that doesn't involve > JC> rewriting too much ! > > JC> -- > > JC> Jeff Cook > > JC> "The Cooks" Oasis > > JC> The Cooks Ltd > > JC> Phone: +682 28 213 > > JC> Skype: jeffraro > > JC> www.cookislandsoasis.com <http://www.cookislandsoasis.com/> > > > JC> > <http://fta.firetrust.com/index.cgi?id=jeffraro&page=1&campaign= > aspect_email>> I use and recommend MailWasher Pro to keep my mailbox > JC> clear of SPAM > > > -- > To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list > please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket > Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be > > -- > To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list > please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket > Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
