Purpose

 

This example demonstrates how to create a batch file on your desktop that you can drop files onto, which are sent to a pre-specified email address. 

Note the "%1" below (in the batch file listing) instead of naming the attachment. This tells the batch file to attach the file being dropped on it.

Prepared Example Files

A template for this example is provided in the ZIP archive available here. Download this file to a suitable place on your hard drive.

 

The archive contains one file:

 

• DragDropAttach.bat - The batch file that will instruct NetMailBot to send the email message.

 

Batch File Contents

 

This is the content of the batch file:

 

NetMailBot -to to@mailserver.com -from from@mailserver.com -subject "%1" -server mail.mailserver.com -attachment "%1"

 

Steps

 

1. Unzip the DragDropAttach.zip file. This will produce a directory called "DragDropAttach". Open this directory.
2. Open Notepad and edit the batch file "Drop Email.bat". Change the values of the parameters -to, -from, and -server to appropriate settings.
3. Copy the Drop Email.bat file to your desktop.
4. Drag and drop a file onto the Drop Email.bat file as shown below:

 

 

5. NetMailbot should start up and, upon finishing, the email addresses specified with the -to parameter should each receive an email message with the dropped attachment included!