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send-mailmessage (powershell command-let) is possible to add picture to this email?

Hello,

I have this script for telling users to change their password before it expires. Do you think it would be possible to add somehow a comapny logo or some picture into it?

Many thanks

$date = (get-date).adddays(40)
get-qaduser username | %{

if ($_.passwordexpires -lt $date){

$email =  $_.email
$accountexpires = $_.passwordexpires.Tostring(“dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss”)

send-mailmessage -to $email -from username@xxxx.com   -smtpserver smtpserver -body "Hello, your account expires on $accountexpires , please change your password! "  -subject "Account Expiration Notice"
}
}
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If you know HTML You can use the -bodyasHtml switch and create you own template.
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Yes... but...

You have to write the body of the message as HTML (and feed it the -BodyAsHtml parameter). There are two ways to insert images:

1. Link to an external resource. e.g.

<img src='http://somepublicserver/filename.jpg' />

2. Embed it. You'd have to back away from Send-MailMessage and build it all yourself (see the untested example below).

The attachment object needs the content type set, and a unique ID the ContentDisposition property. Finally, the image is referenced by  the CID in the HTML source. e.g.


$Attachment = New-Object Net.Mail.Attachment("C:\temp\img.jpg")
$Attachment.ContentDisposition.Inline = $True
$Attachment.ContentDisposition.DispositionType = "Inline"
$Attachment.ContentType.MediaType = "image/jpg"

$MailMessage = New-Object Net.Mail.MailMessage
$MailMessage.To = "you@domain.com"
$MailMessage.From = "you@domain.com"
$MailMessage.Subject = "test"
$MailMessage.IsBodyHtml = $True
$MailMessage.Attachments.Add($Attachment)

$MailMessage.Body = "
  <html>
    <head></head>
    <body>
      <img src='CID:$($Attachment.ContentId)' />
    </body>
  </html>"

$SmtpClient = New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient("TheMailServer", 25)
$SmtpClient.Send($MailMessage)


HTH

Chris
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Sorry to repeat the bit about HTML requirements. It took me that long to finish up the example.

Chris
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Hi, added it to my script,
And gives me error:
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"To" is a ReadOnly property.
At :line:20 char:13
+ $MailMessage. <<<< To = $email

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$date = (get-date).adddays(40)
get-qaduser username | %{

if ($_.passwordexpires -lt $date){

$email =  $_.email
$accountexpires = $_.passwordexpires.Tostring(“dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss”)


$Attachment = New-Object Net.Mail.Attachment("C:\1.jpg")
$Attachment.ContentDisposition.Inline = $True
$Attachment.ContentDisposition.DispositionType = "Inline"
$Attachment.ContentType.MediaType = "image/jpg"


$MailMessage = New-Object Net.Mail.MailMessage
$MailMessage.To = $email
$MailMessage.From = "username@xxxx.com"
$MailMessage.Subject = "Account Expiration Notice"
$MailMessage.IsBodyHtml = $True
$MailMessage.Attachments.Add($Attachment)

$MailMessage.Body = "
  <html>
    <head></head>
    <body>
      <img src='CID:$($Attachment.ContentId)' />
    </body>
  </html>"

$SmtpClient = New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient("smtpserver", 25)
$SmtpClient.Send($MailMessage)




}

}
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Oops, sorry. Changed to:

$MailMessage.To.Add($email)

Chris
$date = (get-date).adddays(40)
get-qaduser username | %{

if ($_.passwordexpires -lt $date){

$email =  $_.email
$accountexpires = $_.passwordexpires.Tostring(“dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss”)


$Attachment = New-Object Net.Mail.Attachment("C:\1.jpg")
$Attachment.ContentDisposition.Inline = $True
$Attachment.ContentDisposition.DispositionType = "Inline"
$Attachment.ContentType.MediaType = "image/jpg"


$MailMessage = New-Object Net.Mail.MailMessage
$MailMessage.To.Add($email)
$MailMessage.From = "username@xxxx.com"
$MailMessage.Subject = "Account Expiration Notice"
$MailMessage.IsBodyHtml = $True
$MailMessage.Attachments.Add($Attachment)

$MailMessage.Body = "
  <html>
    <head></head>
    <body>
      <img src='CID:$($Attachment.ContentId)' />
    </body>
  </html>"

$SmtpClient = New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient("smtpserver", 25)
$SmtpClient.Send($MailMessage)

}
}

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There is one more bit we need actually. $Attachment will leave you with a locked file. We need to Dispose of the attachment object at the end.

Chris
$date = (get-date).adddays(40)
get-qaduser username | %{

if ($_.passwordexpires -lt $date){

$email =  $_.email
$accountexpires = $_.passwordexpires.Tostring(“dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss”)


$Attachment = New-Object Net.Mail.Attachment("C:\1.jpg")
$Attachment.ContentDisposition.Inline = $True
$Attachment.ContentDisposition.DispositionType = "Inline"
$Attachment.ContentType.MediaType = "image/jpg"


$MailMessage = New-Object Net.Mail.MailMessage
$MailMessage.To.Add($email)
$MailMessage.From = "username@xxxx.com"
$MailMessage.Subject = "Account Expiration Notice"
$MailMessage.IsBodyHtml = $True
$MailMessage.Attachments.Add($Attachment)

$MailMessage.Body = "
  <html>
    <head></head>
    <body>
      <img src='CID:$($Attachment.ContentId)' />
    </body>
  </html>"

$SmtpClient = New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient("smtpserver", 25)
$SmtpClient.Send($MailMessage)

$Attachment.Dispose()

}
}

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thats really nice Chris. But would be possible to add it for example to the bottom of mail body?
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Hello,

By this I actually dont receive any email.
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Does the $SmtpClient.Send method throw an error message?

Otherwise you might check message tracking and / or junk mail to see if it's actually been attempted.

Chris
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Radim88

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Hello,
Now it looks like this:
mail.png
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Radim88

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Hello,

And do you think its possible to somehow avoid clicking preview on the attachment to show picture?
But on the other side its very good.


mail.png
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Radim88

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soory this is correct one
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Radim88

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Hello,

I have this code:
But I am not sure how to correctly close HTML part into "" or ''
Error message is at the end:
Please check:

$date = (get-date).adddays(40)
get-qaduser username | %{

if ($_.passwordexpires -lt $date){

$email =  $_.email
$accountexpires = $_.passwordexpires.Tostring(“dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss”)


$Attachment = New-Object Net.Mail.Attachment("C:\1.jpg")
$Attachment.ContentDisposition.Inline = $True
$Attachment.ContentDisposition.DispositionType = "Inline"
$Attachment.ContentType.MediaType = "image/jpg"


$MailMessage = New-Object Net.Mail.MailMessage
$MailMessage.To.Add($email)
$MailMessage.From = "email"
$MailMessage.Subject = "Account Expiration Notice"
$MailMessage.IsBodyHtml = $True
$MailMessage.Attachments.Add($Attachment)

$MailMessage.Body = '
  <HTML xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml">
    <head>
      <style type='text/css'>
        #BottomRight {
          position: absolute;
          bottom: 2px;
          right: 4px;
        }
      </style>
    </head>

    <body>


<H3 style="MARGIN: 10pt 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><v:stroke joinstyle="miter"></v:stroke><v:formulas><v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></v:f></v:formulas><v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"></v:path><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"></o:lock></v:shapetype><v:shape style="WIDTH: 2113px; HEIGHT: 258px; VISIBILITY: visible; mso-wrap-style: square" id=obrázek_x0020_2 o:spid="_x0000_i1028" type="#_x0000_t75">


<v:imagedata src="--address with picture---"></v:imagedata></v:shape></SPAN></H3>



      <p>Hello, your account expires on $accountexpires, please change your password!</p>
      <div id='BottomRight'>
        <img src='CID:$($Attachment.ContentId)' />
      </div>
    </body>
  </html>'
 



$SmtpClient = New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient("mailserver", 25)
$SmtpClient.Send($MailMessage)

$Attachment.Dispose()

}
}

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This is error message:

Unexpected token 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml">
    <head>
      <style type=`'text/css`'>
        #BottomRight {
          position: absolute;
          bottom: 2px;
          right: 4px;
        }
      </style>
    </head>

    <body>


<H3 style="MARGIN:' in expression or statement.
At :line:38 char:19
+   <HTML xmlns:o = " <<<< urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml">






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thx