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Send email attachments from a DB with Indy
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I'm using indy in a Delphi 5 development to send emails, and I want to attach PDF doc's, however the PDF docs are in a blob field in a SQL server DB.
Is there a way to stream direct from the blob field to the attachment, without having to write it to a file.
I really don't want to have to create files, I know this would be simpler in many ways, but with many users using the system it becomes more complex etc...
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ne method LoadFromFile. The constructor itself requires filename... I don't have another idea...
>I am looking for a way to do it direct from the blob field
in short, this is not possible
in short, this is not possible
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interesting, lee :-))
bleh .. it should descend from TIdMessagePart :-) .. or .. remove the ContentDisposition property (also it's Get/Set methods) .. and Encode should have Reintroduce directive .. I think :)
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Sorry to be dumb here, but I'm not that experienced with Delphi, I'm more a VB developer.
Is the above code example to be used in a new unit, or in an existing one?
Also what do I call to use it?
And just to check, is this valid Delphi 5 code?
Again sorry for the dumb questions...
seems that one slipped by ..
it's a new unit
include it in your uses clause and call smtn like:
TIdAttachmentStr.Create(ms
where YourMemoryStream is a TMemoryStream in which you've loaded the blob data
do you still need this ?
it's a new unit
include it in your uses clause and call smtn like:
TIdAttachmentStr.Create(ms
where YourMemoryStream is a TMemoryStream in which you've loaded the blob data
do you still need this ?
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Think you're missing the point, I know I can get the blob to a file and then attach it, but I don't want to do this.
I am looking for a way to do it direct from the blob field. i.e. stream from field to attachment...