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InetSendMail

LabWindows/CVI

InetSendMail

int InetSendMail (const char *server, const char *from, const char *to, const char *subject, const char *messageText, const char *attachments);

Purpose

Sends an internet email message.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
server const char * The name or IP address of a machine running an SMTP mail server.
from const char * The text to place in the "From:" field of the message.
to const char * The comma–separated email addresses to which the email should be sent. Generally, each address should be in the following form:

username@host.name
subject const char * The subject of the message.
messageText const char * The actual text of the message.

The text represents the contents of the message. A newline character (\n) results in a line break in the email message. Send binary data as an attachment.
attachments const char * A list of files on the local machine that are to be sent as attachments.

You must separate the filenames with semicolons.

Return Value

Name Type Description
result int Return value indicating whether the function was successful. A negative number indicates that an error occurred.

Additional Information

Library: Internet Library

Include file: cvintwrk.h

LabWindows/CVI compatibility: LabWindows/CVI 7.1 and later

Example

Refer to internet\sendmail\sendmail.cws for an example of using the InetSendMail function.