_INetSmtpMail Errors [solved]

[icu]

Dear AutoIt Community,

I don't understand why when I use the code example for _INetSmtpMail in the AutoIt Help File I get Error code 50.

The Help File says:

5x - Cannot open SMTP session. x indicates the index number of last command issued to the SMTP server.

I've copied the example code nearly line by line below:

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#include <INet.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

#cs The code example from the Help File
$s_SmtpServer = "mysmtpserver.com.au"
$s_FromName = "My Name"
$s_FromAddress = "From eMail Address"
$s_ToAddress = "To eMail Address"
$s_Subject = "My Test UDF"
Dim $as_Body[2]
$as_Body[0] = "Testing the new email udf"
$as_Body[1] = "Second Line"
$Response = _INetSmtpMail ($s_SmtpServer, $s_FromName, $s_FromAddress, $s_ToAddress, $s_Subject, $as_Body)
$err = @error
If $Response = 1 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Success!", "Mail sent")
Else
    MsgBox(0, "Error!", "Mail failed with error code " & $err)
EndIf
#ce

; my code

$s_SmtpServer = "saturn.meridian.local"
$s_FromName = "icu"
$s_FromAddress = "icu@workemail.com"
$s_ToAddress = "icu@personalemail.com"
$s_Subject = "My Test UDF"
Dim $as_Body[2]
$as_Body[0] = "Testing the new email udf"
$as_Body[1] = "Second Line"
$Response = _INetSmtpMail ($s_SmtpServer, $s_FromName, $s_FromAddress, $s_ToAddress, $s_Subject, $as_Body)
$err = @error
If $Response = 1 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Success!", "Mail sent")
Else
    MsgBox(0, "Error!", "Mail failed with error code " & $err)
EndIf

I've noticed that the help file didn't include <Array.au3> which I've added to my code but I still get the error... plus I think the 50 error relates to the server?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

icu

Edited June 26, 2011 by icu

[BrewManNH]

If you're using that exact code, I can understand why it's not working. You're using it with default settings instead of using a real mail server and username/password combination.

[smartee]

hi icu ,

Why not use Jos) instead? Its a bit more configurable and it supports secure SMTP too!

Also, with respect to the #Include <Array.au3> line, its only needed when you use functions defined in that UDF. Working with arrays is native to AutoIt, look at this for example:

Local $aNames[4] = ["Billy", "John", "Amy", "Logan"]

Local $sOutput = "Contents of $aNames: " & @CR
For $i = 0 To UBound($aNames) - 1
    $sOutput &= "[" & $i & "]" & $aNames[$i] & @CR
Next

MsgBox(64, "Working with Arrays", $sOutput)

Good luck

-smartee

[icu]

@BrewManNH: Thanks for your reply. The function reference for _INetSmtpMail in the AutoIt Help File makes no reference to any "username/password combination" string. I know that if I just copy and paste the help file code snippet then my code won't work. However as you can see from my commented code lines, I know I should be using 'real' information in the following variables:

$s_SmtpServer = "saturn.meridian.local" ; is the real name of my work's mail server
$s_FromName = "icu" ; I substituted my handle in place of my real name which I put in my real code (I don't want my real name on the forum)
$s_FromAddress = "icu@workemail.com" ; I substituted a bogus work email in place of my real email (see above)
$s_ToAddress = "icu@personalemail.com" ; I substituted a bogus personal email in the place of my real email (see above)

It is because I used real variables in my code and the email didn't work that I asked for help on forum. I thought maybe I could be screwing up with not setting $s_helo and $s_first. I checked my work email account details in Outlook and I didn't see anything along those lines so I figured the code should just work.

@Smartee: Thanks for reply, array tip and function suggestion. I'll try out _INetSmtpMailCom() next time I'm at work and report back :-)

[BrewManNH]

Sorry about that, I didn't see that you had commented out the example code.

By the way, just a suggestion, if you use the [ autoit][ /autoit] code tags it will show your code with syntax highlighting. That's not a knock against you, just a suggestion.

[ProgAndy]

Most SMTP-servers require authentication with username/password or smtp-after-pop. (Only servers who want to invite spammers do not ask for a password.)

[icu]

The issue is now solved and it comes down to the email server settings at work. The is no authentication for our email server because it only works on our work network (and won't work with my home VPN to work's network).

The key to getting _INetSmtpMailCom() working for me was only running my AutoIt script at work and using the following variables:

$Username = ""
; password for the account used from where the mail gets sent - REQUIRED
$Password = ""
; port used for sending the mail
$IPPort = 25
; enables/disables secure socket layer sending - put to 1 if using httpS
$ssl = 0

As can be seen above I just had to leave the authentication variables null. For some reason I can't think of I put my work's network login details for the $Username and $Password variables and this was causing the errors.

Seems obvious now like most problems seen in hindsight.

Thanks again to everyone who replied, I really appreciate your time and effort.

-icu