SMTP ASP ActiveX - Send an Email from an HTML form

WebMail Example

Send an Email from an HTML form

This example demonstrates using an HTML form to collect information and send Email.

This is the HTML form:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Chilkat WebMail Example: Send an Email from an HTML form</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>

<form method="post" action="send_email.asp">
  <p>Fill out this form, click Submit, and your email will be sent.<br>
  </p>
  <table width="75%" border="0">
    <tr> 
      <td width="42%" nowrap> 
        <div align="right">Your Name</div>
      </td>
      <td width="58%"> 
        <input type="text" name="fromName" size="40">
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr> 
      <td width="42%" nowrap> 
        <div align="right">Your Email Address</div>
      </td>
      <td width="58%"> 
        <input type="text" name="fromAddress" size="40">
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr> 
      <td width="42%" nowrap> 
        <div align="right">Recipient Name</div>
      </td>
      <td width="58%"> 
        <input type="text" name="toName" size="40">
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr> 
      <td width="42%" nowrap> 
        <div align="right">Recipient Email Address</div>
      </td>
      <td width="58%"> 
        <input type="text" name="toAddress" size="40">
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr> 
      <td width="42%" nowrap> 
        <div align="right">Subject</div>
      </td>
      <td width="58%"> 
        <input type="text" name="emailSubject" size="40">
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr> 
      <td height="163" valign="top" width="42%" nowrap> 
        <div align="right">Email Text</div>
      </td>
      <td height="163" width="58%"> 
        <textarea name="emailText" cols="60" rows="10"></textarea>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <p>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
  </p>
<!-- End of HTML Email Form for Sending Mail -->
</form>

</BODY>
</HTML>

This is the form target (send_email.asp):

<%@ LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" %>

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Chilkat WebMail Example: Send an Email from an HTML form</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>

Sending email from an HTML form....<br><br>

<%
	' Create a mailman.  The mailman can send and receive Email.
	set mailman = Server.CreateObject("ChilkatWebMail.WebMailMan")

    ' Unlock the component - use your trial or purchased unlock code.
    mailman.UnlockComponent "unlock_code"

	' Tell the mailman where the SMTP server is located
	mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.my_company.com"

	' Create an empty Email message
	set email = Server.CreateObject("ChilkatWebMail.WebEmail")

	' Enter the recipient's information from form variables.
	email.AddTo Request.Form("toName"), Request.Form("toAddress")

	' Enter the sender's information from form variables.
	email.FromName = Request.Form("fromName")
	email.FromAddress = Request.Form("fromAddress")

	' Enter the email subject
	email.Subject = Request.Form("emailSubject")

	' Enter the email text
	email.Body = Request.Form("emailText")

	' Send the email
	if mailman.SendEmail(email) then
		Response.write "Message sent successfully!<br><br>"
	else
		Response.write "ERROR: Message not sent!<br><br>"
	end if
%>
    <br>(View page source to see the log)
    <XML ID="XMLID">
<%
    Response.write mailman.GetInstanceLog()
%>
    </XML>
<%

	' Standard ASP cleanup of objects
	Set email = Nothing
	Set mailman = Nothing

%>

<BR>DONE.<BR>

</BODY>
</HTML>

*This ASP script source example demonstrated how to send an email from an HTML form.

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