How to attach multiple files to an email using JavaMail?
The following Java code is used to attach a file to an email. I want to send multiple files attachments through email. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
public class SendMail {
public SendMail() throws MessagingException {
String host = "smtp.gmail.com";
String Password = "mnmnn";
String from = "[email protected]";
String toAddress = "[email protected]";
String filename = "C:/Users/hp/Desktop/Write.txt";
// Get system properties
Properties props = System.getProperties();
props.put("mail.smtp.host", host);
props.put("mail.smtps.auth", "true");
props.put("mail.smtp.starttls.enable", "true");
Session session = Session.getInstance(props, null);
MimeMessage message = new MimeMessage(session);
message.setFrom(new InternetAddress(from));
message.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO, toAddress);
message.setSubject("JavaMail Attachment");
BodyPart messageBodyPart = new MimeBodyPart();
messageBodyPart.setText("Here's the file");
Multipart multipart = new MimeMultipart();
multipart.addBodyPart(messageBodyPart);
messageBodyPart = new MimeBodyPart();
DataSource source = new FileDataSource(filename);
messageBodyPart.setDataHandler(new DataHandler(source));
messageBodyPart.setFileName(filename);
multipart.addBodyPart(messageBodyPart);
message.setContent(multipart);
try {
Transport tr = session.getTransport("smtps");
tr.connect(host, from, Password);
tr.sendMessage(message, message.getAllRecipients());
System.out.println("Mail Sent Successfully");
tr.close();
} catch (SendFailedException sfe) {
System.out.println(sfe);
}
}
}`
Well, it's been a while since I've done JavaMail work, but it looks like you could just repeat this code multiple times:
DataSource source = new FileDataSource(filename);
messageBodyPart.setDataHandler(new DataHandler(source));
messageBodyPart.setFileName(filename);
multipart.addBodyPart(messageBodyPart);
For example, you could write a method to do it:
private static void addAttachment(Multipart multipart, String filename)
{
DataSource source = new FileDataSource(filename);
BodyPart messageBodyPart = new MimeBodyPart();
messageBodyPart.setDataHandler(new DataHandler(source));
messageBodyPart.setFileName(filename);
multipart.addBodyPart(messageBodyPart);
}
Then from your main code, just call:
addAttachment(multipart, "file1.txt");
addAttachment(multipart, "file2.txt");
etc
UPDATE (March 2020)
With the latest JavaMailâ„¢ API (version 1.6 at the moment, JSR 919), things are much simpler:
void attachFile(File file)
void attachFile(File file, String contentType, String encoding)
void attachFile(String file)
void attachFile(String file, String contentType, String encoding)
Useful reading
Here is a nice and to the point tutorial with the complete example:
- JavaMail - How to send e-mail with attachments
Multipart mp = new MimeMultipart();
MimeBodyPart mbp1 = new MimeBodyPart();
mbp1.setContent(body,"text/html");
mp.addBodyPart(mbp1);
if(filename!=null)
{
MimeBodyPart mbp2 = null;
FileDataSource fds =null;
for(int counter=0;counter<filename.length;counter++)
{
mbp2 = null;
fds =null;
mbp2=new MimeBodyPart();
fds = new FileDataSource(filename[counter]);
mbp2.setDataHandler(new DataHandler(fds));
mbp2.setFileName(fds.getName());
mp.addBodyPart(mbp2);
}
}
msg.setContent(mp);
msg.setSentDate(new Date());
Transport.send(msg);