OpenVMS Source Code Demos
BASIC_VMS_MAIL_SEND_DEMO.BAS
1000 %title "VMS_MAIL_SEND_DEMO"
%ident "Version 100.1"
!====================================================================================================
! title : VMS_MAIL_SEND_DEMO_100.bas
! author : Neil Rieck (https://neilrieck.net) (mailto:[email protected])
! created: 2009.06.19
!====================================================================================================
option type=explicit ! no kid stuff
set no prompt !
!
! fetch a few declarations from the OpenVMS system library
!
%include "lib$routines" %from %library "sys$library:basic$starlet" ! lib$
%include "mail$routines" %from %library "sys$library:basic$starlet" ! mail$
%include "$maildef" %from %library "sys$library:basic$starlet" ! mail$_user_
!
! declare a data structure to be used with MAIL$ calls
!
record ItemRec ! structure of item record
variant !
case !
group one !
word BuffLen !
word ItemCode !
long BuffAddr !
long RtnLenAdr !
end group one !
case !
group two !
long List_Terminator !
long Junk1 !
long Junk2 !
end group two !
end variant !
end record ItemRec !
!
! use the new data structure to declare some variables
!
declare itemRec list0(7) ! list supports items 0-7
declare itemRec list1(7) ! list supports items 0-7
declare itemRec list2(7) ! list supports items 0-7
declare itemRec list3(7) ! list supports items 0-7
!
map(xyz)string mail_to = 255 , &
long mail_to_L , &
string mail_from = 255 , &
long mail_from_L , &
string mail_subj = 255 , &
long mail_subj_L , &
string mail_body = 255 , &
long mail_body_L
!
declare long send_context% , &
rc% , &
handler_error% , &
send_count% , &
junk% , &
string junk$ , &
to$ , &
from$ , &
subj$ , &
body$ , &
distrib$
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------
! send out some mail
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------
main:
print "program: VMS_MAIL_SEND_DEMO"
send_count% = 0 !
!
to$ = "Neil" !
from$ = "[email protected]" ! we can't do this from DCL
subj$ = "Neil's Send VMS Mail Hack" !
body$ = "VMS_MAIL_SEND_DEMO_100.BAS" ! our source file
distrib$ = "" !
gosub send_mail !
!
to$ = "[email protected]" !
gosub send_mail !
!
distrib$ = "@CSMIS$ROOT1:[LISTS]DEMO_LIST.DIS" ! change this as required
distrib$ = edit$(distrib$,2) ! no white space
distrib$ = right$(distrib$,2) if left$(distrib$,1) = "@" !
when error in
open distrib$ for input as #9 &
,access read ! reduce potential lock conflicks &
,allow modify ! reduce potential lock conflicks &
,recordsize 255 ! prevent line breaks at column 80
while 1 !
linput #9, junk$ !
junk$ = edit$(junk$,2) ! no white-space
junk% = pos(junk$,"!",1) ! locate the first exclamation
if junk% > 0 then ! if one was found...
junk$ = left$(junk$,junk%-1) ! ...only keep test up to it
end if !
iterate if junk$ = "" !
to$ = junk$ !
gosub send_mail !
next !
use !
handler_error% = err !
close #9 !
end when !
select handler_error% !
case 11 !
case else
print "-e- error: "+ str$(handler_error%) +" while read file: "+ distrib$
end select
!
goto nomore !
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------
! send vms mail
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------
send_mail:
!
rc% = MAIL$SEND_BEGIN(send_context%,0,0) !
print "MAIL$SEND_BEGIN error: ";rc% if ((rc% and 7%) <> 1%) !
!
! destination stuff
!
mail_to = to$ !
mail_to_L = len(to$) !
list0(0)::BuffLen = mail_to_L !
list0(0)::ItemCode = MAIL$_SEND_USERNAME !
list0(0)::BuffAddr = loc(mail_to) !
list0(0)::RtnLenAdr = 0 ! n/a
list0(1)::List_Terminator = 0 ! no more items in this list
rc% = mail$send_add_address(send_context%, list0(0), 0) !
print "mail$send_add_address error: ";rc% if ((rc% and 7%) <> 1%) !
!
! mail header stuff
!
mail_to = to$ !
mail_to_L = len(to$) !
mail_from = from$ !
mail_from_L = len(from$) !
mail_subj = subj$ !
mail_subj_L = len(subj$) !
!
list1(0)::BuffLen = mail_to_L !
list1(0)::ItemCode = MAIL$_SEND_TO_LINE !
list1(0)::BuffAddr = loc(mail_to) !
list1(0)::RtnLenAdr = 0 ! n/a
!
list1(1)::BuffLen = mail_subj_L !
list1(1)::ItemCode = MAIL$_SEND_SUBJECT !
list1(1)::BuffAddr = loc(mail_subj) !
list1(1)::RtnLenAdr = 0 ! n/a
!
list1(2)::BuffLen = mail_from_L !
list1(2)::ItemCode = MAIL$_SEND_FROM_LINE !
list1(2)::BuffAddr = loc(mail_from) !
list1(2)::RtnLenAdr = 0 ! n/a
!
list1(3)::List_Terminator = 0 ! no more items in this list
!
rc% = mail$send_add_attribute(send_context%, list1(0), 0) !
print "mail$send_add_attribute error: ";rc% if ((rc% and 7%) <> 1%) !
!
! body stuff
!
mail_body = body$ !
mail_body_L = len(body$) !
list2(0)::BuffLen = mail_body_L !
list2(0)::ItemCode = MAIL$_SEND_FILENAME !
list2(0)::BuffAddr = loc(mail_body) !
list2(0)::RtnLenAdr = 0 ! n/a
list2(1)::List_Terminator = 0 ! no more items in this list
rc% = mail$send_add_bodypart(send_context%, list2(0), 0) !
print "mail$send_add_bodypart error: ";rc% if ((rc% and 7%) <> 1%) !
!
rc% = mail$send_message(send_context%, 0, 0) !
print "mail$send_message error: ";rc% if ((rc% and 7%) <> 1%) !
!
! release mail$send resources and context
!
send_count% = send_count% + 1
print "-i-sending message: "+ str$(send_count%) +" to: "+ to$
rc% = MAIL$SEND_END(send_context%,0,0) !
print "MAIL$SEND_END error: ";rc% if ((rc% and 7%) <> 1%) !
!
return !
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------
! that's all folks
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------
nomore:
print "-i-total messages sent: "+ str$(send_count%) !
print "Adios..." !
end !
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