EWS, Attach a file to a new message   

Hello,

I currently can create a mail item via Echange Web Services.

I am wondering how to attach a file to the new mail message before it is 
sent.

While creating the message, can I create a FileAttachmentType and set it to 
the MessageType's Attachments property?

I'm thinking not, since I get an error message when trying to Create the new 
mail request item, and the error is in regards to the attachments.

Do I first create the attachment, attached to nothing, and then attach it to 
the new message?

Thanks,

Eric

date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:57:30 -0500   author:   Eric

Re: EWS, Attach a file to a new message   

Would I take the traditional approach of creating a draft email, getting the 
id, and attaching the file to the draft item, and then moving it to the sent 
folder?

"Eric"  wrote in message 
news:uK63IOPZIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> I currently can create a mail item via Echange Web Services.
>
> I am wondering how to attach a file to the new mail message before it is 
> sent.
>
> While creating the message, can I create a FileAttachmentType and set it 
> to the MessageType's Attachments property?
>
> I'm thinking not, since I get an error message when trying to Create the 
> new mail request item, and the error is in regards to the attachments.
>
> Do I first create the attachment, attached to nothing, and then attach it 
> to the new message?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
>

date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 16:46:35 -0500   author:   Eric

Re: EWS, Attach a file to a new message   

There are a couple of methods you could use you can do it with one action 
but posting the MIME stream of the whole message you want to send or use the 
Drafts method. I posted something a while ago that might help 
http://gsexdev.blogspot.com/2007/01/sending-attachments-via-exchange-web.html.

Cheers
Glen

"Eric"  wrote in message 
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> Would I take the traditional approach of creating a draft email, getting 
> the id, and attaching the file to the draft item, and then moving it to 
> the sent folder?
>
> "Eric"  wrote in message 
> news:uK63IOPZIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I currently can create a mail item via Echange Web Services.
>>
>> I am wondering how to attach a file to the new mail message before it is 
>> sent.
>>
>> While creating the message, can I create a FileAttachmentType and set it 
>> to the MessageType's Attachments property?
>>
>> I'm thinking not, since I get an error message when trying to Create the 
>> new mail request item, and the error is in regards to the attachments.
>>
>> Do I first create the attachment, attached to nothing, and then attach it 
>> to the new message?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Eric
>>
>
>

date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 10:36:20 +1100   author:   Glen Scales [MVP]