How to send automated email using .eml objects in C#

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Hi,

I have multiple .eml (Outlook Email Format) templates with different messages (like one for success email, one for failure email etc).
Based on some conditions, I need to choose an .eml template, fill in the required data (To, From, Message etc)and send the email.

For Example: If a task is successful, system should choose the .eml template, which contains message for successful task completion, use that .eml template for creating an email and send the email.

Is it possible?

How can I do that?

A code sample will be appreciated.

Regards

Posted 28-Dec-10 1:31am

maheshk_blr

Updated 28-Dec-10 1:55am

Henry Minute

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Henry Minute 28-Dec-10 7:56am

What have you tried so far?
Which part of the problem are you stuck on?

maheshk_blr 28-Dec-10 8:06am

I only know, How to send automatic emails using 'MailMessage' object, I have no idea of working with .eml templates.

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Eddy Vluggen · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-28T08:12:00

monu_1983 wrote:
Is it possible?

Yup :)

monu_1983 wrote:
How can I do that?

Check if you need to send an email
Load the template into a string
Replace the placeholders in the template with actual values (rename one of those .eml files to a .txt file and open it in notepad - it's a string you can manipulate)
Send the emails (you can put multiple addresses in the bcc and set the "to" to yourself if you want to email a lot of people in one shot, just don't overdo it)

You might want to research a bit more, like;

Where are my emailaddresses coming from? The things you put in the To and Fro, where is that stored?
Where are the templates stored? How do the placeholders look?
What are the conditions on which you trigger the sending? Is it a user-initiated action, or something more complex?
Hunt the web for a code-snippet to send emails in your favorite .NET language. Or use the one from the manual[^]

monu_1983 wrote:
A code sample will be appreciated.

For which part of this project? You could Google for MailMerge-examples :)