JSP - Problem sending form mail with attachment

I have an online email form which allows users to send an attachment. I have read through the following tutorials but I keep getting errors and I can't get my code to work.

The tutorial I have used are:
http://java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/JavaMail/contents.html#JavaMailAttachments
http://java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/JavaMail/exercises/MailAttach/solution/AttachExample.java
http://www.jguru.com/faq/view.jsp?EID=30251

The errors I keep getting are:
An error occurred at line: 13 in the jsp file: /submit2.jsp
Generated servlet error:
Duplicate local variable session

An error occurred at line: 13 in the jsp file: /submit2.jsp
Generated servlet error:
The constructor MimeMessage(HttpSession) is undefined

Do I need to create a location on the server for the uploaded file first and then attach to the email OR is it possible for the file to be stored in memory when uploaded? I would prefer the second option if possible.

Can someone please help me out.

<%@page import="java.util.*"%>
<%@page import="javax.mail.*"%>
<%@page import="javax.mail.internet.*"%>
<%@page import="javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.RecipientType"%>
<%@page import="java.io.*"%>
<%@page import="java.util.Properties"%> 
<%@page import="java.lang.*"%>
<%@page import="javax.naming.*"%>
<%@page import="javax.activation.DataHandler"%>
<%@page import="javax.activation.DataSource"%>
<%@page import="javax.activation.FileDataSource"%>
<%@page import="java.util.Date"%>
<%
  String smtpServer = "mail.myhost.no"; // put here SMTP server address or IP you use for sending email
  request.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
  
  // take the submitted form values from the request
  String toAddress = "me@myemail.no";
  String fromAddress = request.getParameter("epost");
  String hvaSlags = request.getParameter("onatype");
  String gjelder = request.getParameter("message"); 
  String produkt = request.getParameter("produkt");
  String viktighet = request.getParameter("grad");
  String navn = request.getParameter("navn");
  String adresse = request.getParameter("adresse");
  String postnr = request.getParameter("postnr");
  String poststed = request.getParameter("poststed");
  String telefon = request.getParameter("telefon");      
  String fileName = request.getParameter("file1");  //this is the name of the file from the form field
  boolean sessionDebug = false;
  
  // create some properties and get the default Session
  Properties props = new Properties();
  props.put("mail.smtp.host", smtpServer);
  
  try {
  Session session = Session.getInstance(props, null);
  
  //create a message
  MimeMessage message = new MimeMessage(session);  
  InternetAddress from = new InternetAddress(fromAddress);
  message.setFrom(from);  
  InternetAddress to = new InternetAddress(toAddress);
  message.addRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO, to);  
  message.setSubject("Tilbakemelding");
  
  // create the Multipart
  Multipart multipart = new MimeMultipart();
    
  // create part 1 and fill the first message part
  BodyPart mbpText = new MimeBodyPart();
  mbpText.setText("Melding til Sjøkartverket\n" + 
                  "Hva Slags type melding: " + hvaSlags + 
		  "\nMelding gjelder: " + gjelder + 
		  "\nProdukt: " + produkt + 
		  "\nViktighet: " + viktighet + 
		  "\nNavn: " + navn + 
                  "\nAdresse: " + adresse + 
		  "\nPostnr: " + postnr + 
		  "\nPoststed: " + poststed + 
		  "\nTelefon: " + telefon + 
		  "\nEpost: " + fromAddress); 
  multipart.addBodyPart(mbpText);			  
 		  
  // create part 2, attach file
  mbpText = new MimeBodyPart();  
  DataSource source = new FileDataSource(fileName);
  mbpText.setDataHandler(new DataHandler(source));
  mbpText.setFileName(fileName);
  multipart.addBodyPart(mbpText);
  
  // add the Multipart to the message
  message.setContent(multipart);
  
  // set the Date: header
  message.setSentDate(new Date());
  
  Transport.send(message);
  
  }
  catch (MessagingException mex) {
       // Prints all nested (chained) exceptions as well
	  System.out.println("ERROR SENDING EMAIL:"+ mex);
           mex.printStackTrace();
		 
  }
%>
 
<html>
<p align="center">
  A Message has been sent by submit2.jsp<br>
   Check your inbox.
</p>
 
<p align="center">
   <a href="testmail.html">Click here to send another! - Hallelujah</a>
</p>
</html>

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mbjorge

Asked: 2008-10-09

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2 Solutions

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Tomas Helgi JohannssonCommented: 2008-10-09

Hi!

What you need to do is change the line 37 to
Session mysession = Session.getInstance(props, null)
and line 40 to
MimeMessage message = new MimeMessage(mysession);

as the session variable is the default name used by the JSP HttpSession.

http://java.sun.com/products/javamail/javadocs/javax/mail/internet/MimeMessage.html

Regards,
Tomas Helgi

mbjorgeAuthor Commented: 2008-10-09

Many thanks Tomas,

I have tried your suggestion and I still get errors. I can't see what the problem is

org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Exception in JSP: /mailer2.jsp:43

40:
41: //create a message
42: MimeMessage message = new MimeMessage(s);
43: InternetAddress from = new InternetAddress(fromAddress);
44: message.setFrom(from);
45: InternetAddress to = new InternetAddress(toAddress);
46: message.addRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO, to);

LVL 26

Tomas Helgi JohannssonCommented: 2008-10-09

change 43 to
message.addFrom(from);

setFrom does not take any parameters. see manual. :)

Regards,
Tomas Helgi

mbjorgeAuthor Commented: 2008-10-09

I have had a look at the manual.

There is the setFrom(Address address) method which I have used in this form
message.setFrom(new InternetAddress(fromAddress));

It has worked for emails without attachments. Do you have any idea why?

LVL 26

Tomas Helgi JohannssonCommented: 2008-10-09

Hi!

Sorry, that's right, it does take InternetAddress as parameter. My mistake.

Print out the error that you are getting by catching the exception and use
System.out.println(ex.getMessage()); where ex is the Exception instance.

InternetAddress uses strict parsing so it WILL fail with an exception if the address is in wrong syntax. Make sure that the email address is valid.

http://java.sun.com/products/javamail/javadocs/javax/mail/internet/InternetAddress.html#InternetAddress(java.lang.String)

Regards,
Tomas Helgi

mbjorgeAuthor Commented: 2008-10-09

Many thanks,

That worked. Now I have another error:

org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Exception in JSP: /mailer2.jsp:77

74:
75: // create part 2, attach file
76: mbpText = new MimeBodyPart();
77: DataSource source = new FileDataSource(fileName);
78: mbpText.setDataHandler(new DataHandler(source));
79: mbpText.setFileName(fileName);
80: multipart.addBodyPart(mbpText);

On line 77, I have used the filename of the attachment from the form field
String fileName = request.getParameter("file1");

What I want is to get the filename and the file as an attachment to the email. I'm not quite show how to do this.

Do you have a simpler way to send form mail with an attachment?

LVL 26

Tomas Helgi JohannssonCommented: 2008-10-10

Take a look at this example:
http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/Email/HowtousetheFileDataSourcetosendafileviamail.htm

Change the lines 77 and 79 accordingly
That is to
FileDataSource source = new FileDataSource(fileName);

mpbText.setFileName(source.getName());

Regards,
Tomas Helgi

mbjorgeAuthor Commented: 2008-10-10

Many thanks...it works

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