Attachment

Overview

Email attachments can be managed through an object providing methods to access their content, properties, and state. Attachments can be created using binary or text files and sent as part of an email.

Functionality

Email attachments support several operations. The getData() method retrieves the content of the attachment as a byte array. getMimeType() provides the MIME type, useful for identifying file formats. getName() returns the attachment's name for display or logging purposes. The isEmbedded() method checks if the attachment is embedded in the email body, determined by references in the email's text content.

These methods enable robust email attachment handling, including retrieving file properties and ensuring proper integration with email body content.

Methods Summarized

Type	Name	Summary
Array	getData()	Returns a byte array with the content of this attachment.
String	getMimeType()	Returns the Mime type of this attachment.
String	getName()	Returns the name of this attachment.
Boolean	isEmbedded()	Returns true if this attachment is embedded, false otherwise.

Methods Detailed

getData()

Returns a byte array with the content of this attachment.

Returns: Array

Sample

var logo = plugins.mail.createBinaryAttachment('logo.jpg', plugins.file.readFile('d:/logo.jpg'));
var invoice = plugins.mail.createTextAttachment('invoice.txt', plugins.file.readTXTFile('d:/invoice.txt'));
var attachments = new Array(logo, invoice);
var success = plugins.mail.sendMail(toAddress, fromAddress, 'subject line', 'message text', null, null, attachments, properties);
if (!success)
{
	plugins.dialogs.showWarningDialog('Alert', 'Failed to send mail', 'OK');
}
else
{
	plugins.dialogs.showInfoDialog('Success', 'Mail sent', 'OK');
	application.output('logo attachment name: ' + logo.getName());
	application.output('logo attachment mime type: ' + logo.getMimeType());
	application.output('logo attachment size: ' + logo.getData().length);
	application.output('logo attachment embedded state: ' + logo.isEmbedded());
	application.output('invoice attachment name: ' + invoice.getName());
	application.output('invoice attachment mime type: ' + invoice.getMimeType());
	application.output('invoice attachment size: ' + invoice.getData().length);
	application.output('invoice attachment embedded state: ' + invoice.isEmbedded());
}

getMimeType()

Returns the Mime type of this attachment.

Returns: String

Sample

var logo = plugins.mail.createBinaryAttachment('logo.jpg', plugins.file.readFile('d:/logo.jpg'));
var invoice = plugins.mail.createTextAttachment('invoice.txt', plugins.file.readTXTFile('d:/invoice.txt'));
var attachments = new Array(logo, invoice);
var success = plugins.mail.sendMail(toAddress, fromAddress, 'subject line', 'message text', null, null, attachments, properties);
if (!success)
{
	plugins.dialogs.showWarningDialog('Alert', 'Failed to send mail', 'OK');
}
else
{
	plugins.dialogs.showInfoDialog('Success', 'Mail sent', 'OK');
	application.output('logo attachment name: ' + logo.getName());
	application.output('logo attachment mime type: ' + logo.getMimeType());
	application.output('logo attachment size: ' + logo.getData().length);
	application.output('logo attachment embedded state: ' + logo.isEmbedded());
	application.output('invoice attachment name: ' + invoice.getName());
	application.output('invoice attachment mime type: ' + invoice.getMimeType());
	application.output('invoice attachment size: ' + invoice.getData().length);
	application.output('invoice attachment embedded state: ' + invoice.isEmbedded());
}

getName()

Returns the name of this attachment.

Returns: String

Sample

var logo = plugins.mail.createBinaryAttachment('logo.jpg', plugins.file.readFile('d:/logo.jpg'));
var invoice = plugins.mail.createTextAttachment('invoice.txt', plugins.file.readTXTFile('d:/invoice.txt'));
var attachments = new Array(logo, invoice);
var success = plugins.mail.sendMail(toAddress, fromAddress, 'subject line', 'message text', null, null, attachments, properties);
if (!success)
{
	plugins.dialogs.showWarningDialog('Alert', 'Failed to send mail', 'OK');
}
else
{
	plugins.dialogs.showInfoDialog('Success', 'Mail sent', 'OK');
	application.output('logo attachment name: ' + logo.getName());
	application.output('logo attachment mime type: ' + logo.getMimeType());
	application.output('logo attachment size: ' + logo.getData().length);
	application.output('logo attachment embedded state: ' + logo.isEmbedded());
	application.output('invoice attachment name: ' + invoice.getName());
	application.output('invoice attachment mime type: ' + invoice.getMimeType());
	application.output('invoice attachment size: ' + invoice.getData().length);
	application.output('invoice attachment embedded state: ' + invoice.isEmbedded());
}

isEmbedded()

Returns true if this attachment is embedded, false otherwise. Attachments become embedded if they are references through tags from the body text of the message.

Returns: Boolean

Sample

var logo = plugins.mail.createBinaryAttachment('logo.jpg', plugins.file.readFile('d:/logo.jpg'));
var invoice = plugins.mail.createTextAttachment('invoice.txt', plugins.file.readTXTFile('d:/invoice.txt'));
var attachments = new Array(logo, invoice);
var success = plugins.mail.sendMail(toAddress, fromAddress, 'subject line', 'message text', null, null, attachments, properties);
if (!success)
{
	plugins.dialogs.showWarningDialog('Alert', 'Failed to send mail', 'OK');
}
else
{
	plugins.dialogs.showInfoDialog('Success', 'Mail sent', 'OK');
	application.output('logo attachment name: ' + logo.getName());
	application.output('logo attachment mime type: ' + logo.getMimeType());
	application.output('logo attachment size: ' + logo.getData().length);
	application.output('logo attachment embedded state: ' + logo.isEmbedded());
	application.output('invoice attachment name: ' + invoice.getName());
	application.output('invoice attachment mime type: ' + invoice.getMimeType());
	application.output('invoice attachment size: ' + invoice.getData().length);
	application.output('invoice attachment embedded state: ' + invoice.isEmbedded());
}

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