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Derek,

The simplest way to send email with Indy is to use function 
IdSMTP::QuickSend(). The code below is from a little test
program I wrote for CB2007. No need to put an Indy objects
on your form. I just put some TEdit objects to allow entering
the various fields for QuickSend(), use the #include as
shown below, and call the function. If you need attachments
or additional features, you'll have to get into Indy in more
detail. FYI, the version of Indy that is installed with CB2007
is fairly old. You will see many recommendations on this group
to update to the newest snapshot, but there's no documented
procedure, so it's not very easy to do. If you are doing very
simple stuff, like this, you may be able to limp along with
this version, otherwise you'll have to try to piece together
an update procedure from messages on this group. According to
David of Codegear, the next release of CB will include an
up-to-date and relatively bug-free version of Indy.

Joe


#include <IdSMTP.hpp>		// IdSMTP::QuickSend()

AnsiString Host    = HostEdit->Text;
AnsiString Subject = SubjectEdit->Text;
AnsiString To	   = ToEdit->Text;
AnsiString From    = FromEdit->Text;
AnsiString Body    = BodyMemo->Text;

// Note that some (static?) INDY functions require an additional (first)
// argument as used below when called from C++Builder. Note also that
// QuickSend() function does not require a pre-existing TIdSMTP object. 
  TIdSMTP::QuickSend( __classid(TIdSMTP), Host, Subject, To, From, Body );



Derek Harvey wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> I want to add a simple emailer to my program but am finding it hard to find 
> a way into the facilities BCB2007 might offer towards this aim, e.g., what 
> components do I use and how. This is so important these days that I am 
> surprised there are no samples of such things provided with the project. 
> Later I will want FTP.
> 
> In the Help there is a vast collection of items for TIdSMTP, etc. but no 
> easy way into this morass of information.
> 
> Does anyone know of a sample program I can build on?
> 
> In BCB6 there were some components in a group FastNet which seemed quite 
> easy to use but I don't find them in BCB2007. What would happen if I moved a 
> small FTP program I wrote as an experiment into 2007? Well, I could try, I 
> suppose.
> 
> Anby help welcomed.
> TIA
> Derek 
> 
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