SmtpServer.ZipFilename Property

Specifies the name of the zip file, which all of the attachments are compressed into. This is the name of the file seen in the email client when the email is opened.

Property Value

A filename without a path. The default is attachment.zip

Example

[C#]
            public void Send()
            {
                 SmtpServer oSmtpDotNet = new SmtpServer("c:\\temp\\log.txt");
             
                 // Set the remote server name.  If left blank, "localhost" is used.
                 oSmtpDotNet.ServerAddress = "mail.domain.com"
                 
                 // Message Addressing.  Instead of using the ToAddress property...
                 oSmtpDotNet.AddRecipient("to@domain.com", "Bob Barker", "TO");
                 oSmtpDotNet.FromAddress = "from@domain.com";
             
                 // Set the message subject and body
                 oSmtpDotNet.Body = "This is the message";
                 oSmtpDotNet.Subject = "Routine email";
                 
                 // Add an attachment
                 oSmtpDotNet.AddAttachment("C:\\temp\\report.xls");
                 oSmtpDotNet.ZipAttachments = true;
                 oSmtpDotNet.ZipFilename = "files.zip";
                  
                 ReturnCodes nRC = oSmtpDotNet.Send();
                 if ( nRC != ReturnCodes.SUCCESS )
                 {
                      Console.WriteLine("Error #"+nRC+" occurred.");
                      Console.WriteLine(oSmtpDotNet.LastError);
                      Console.Write(oSmtpDotNet.LogFileToString(false));
                      return;
                 }
             
                 // Success!
                 Console.WriteLine("Success!");
            }
            

[VB]
            Public Function Send() As Integer
                 Dim oSmtpDotNet As New SmtpServer("c:\temp\log.txt")
                 Dim nRC As ReturnCodes
            
                 ' Set the remote server name.  If left blank, "localhost" is used.
                 oSmtpDotNet.ServerAddress = "mail.domain.com"
                 
                 ' Message Addressing.  Instead of using the ToAddress property...
                 oSmtpDotNet.AddRecipient("to@domain.com", "Bob Barker", "TO")
                 oSmtpDotNet.FromAddress = "from@domain.com"
            
                 ' Set the message subject and body
                 oSmtpDotNet.Subject = "Routine email"
                 oSmtpDotNet.Body = "This is a briefing of the financials"
            
                 ' Add an attachment
                 oSmtpDotNet.AddAttachment("C:\temp\report.xls")
                 oSmtpDotNet.ZipAttachments = true
                 oSmtpDotNet.ZipFilename = "files.zip"
                  
                 ' Send the message.  Get the return code and store it in the variable
                 ' nRC.  Then check nRC for success or failure
                 nRC = oSmtpDotNet.Send()
                 If (nRC <> ReturnCodes.SUCCESS) Then
                     ' A problem occurred.
                     ' Write out the last error encountered
                     Console.WriteLine(oSmtpDotNet.LastError)
                     ' Write out the log file contents
                     Console.WriteLine(oSmtpDotNet.LogFileToString(False))
                     Exit Function
                 End If
            
                 ' Success!
                 Console.WriteLine("Message Sent!")
            End Function
            

See Also

SmtpServer Class | SmtpServer Members | SmtpDotNet Namespace | ZipAttachments | ZipCompressionLevel