Send an Email with attachment

[CharlieG]

Hello,

With my (QML) application, I want send an email with attachment using the native email client of the device.
This must be possible on mobile device (Android) and desktop device. So I think that is not possible to use Qt Android Extra or java soure code.

What do you thonk about. Have you an idea ?

Bye & good night.

Charlie

[VRonin]

I think QDesktopServices can do it. For example:

QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromEncoded("mailto:someguy@acompany.com?subject=Sending%20File&attachment=path/to/local/file.dat"));

[CharlieG]

@VRonin said in Send an Email with attachment:

QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromEncoded("mailto:someguy@acompany.com?subject=Sending%20File&attachment=path/to/local/file.dat"));

Unfortunatly, this is impossible beacause mailto don't accept attachment parameter

[VRonin]

Yes it's recommended, for security reasons, for clients to refuse the attachment (or attach) parameters but some still do. Unfortunately that's still your best shot as a client refusing attachments via mailto will most likely refuse them in any other way

[onek24]

If you won't find an appropriate solution, maybe SMTP would be a solution for you. You can write one for yourself using the QSslSocket or use an existing one.

[CharlieG]

@onek24
Yes this is a solution, but the user will have to configure the server while I wish that he can use his native client (with address book, ...).

In fact I would like to do like the "Send by mail" options of Word, LibreOffice or Calligra. So I looked at the source code of Calligra and it seems to use the ShellExecuteW command (in KToolInvocation::invokMailer), but I can not get it to work.

Do you have a track?

[VRonin]

Actually you might have found the solution yourself, just build KService library and link to it to be able to use invokMailer.
Unfortunately that module does not work on android so you'll probably have to implement an android-only solution in an #ifdef

[CharlieG]

Hello

@VRonin
Do you know build KService ? I don't found the way to do

[VRonin]

It's super easy as it uses CMake. what OS and compiler are you on?

[CharlieG]

@VRonin
I don't use CMake and currently my app have to run on Windows (7, 8 & 10), Mac and Android. For Android I will use Android Extra.

I think I understood how build KService. I tested this WE.

Thank.

[CharlieG]

Hi,

By helping me with this topic, I try to send an email with native client of my Android Device.

Here is my codes

//JavaClass.java in /android/src/com/company/myapp
package com.comany.myapp;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.util.Log;
import android.net.Uri;
import org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtActivity;
public class JavaClass extends QtActivity {
    private static JavaClass m_instance;
    public JavaClass()
    {
        Log.d("Mailer::Mailer", "Constructor");
        m_instance = this;
    }
    public static void sendMail(String attachmentFilename)
    {
        Log.d("Mailer::sendMail", "java-code: sendMail(): 1 file=" + attachmentFilename);
        Log.d("Mailer::sendMail", "java-code: m_instance=" + m_instance);
        String f = "file://" + attachmentFilename;
        Uri uri = Uri.parse(f);
        try{
            Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
            intent.setType("message/rfc822");
            intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "CSV export");
            //intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{"abc@gmail.com"});
            //intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);
            Log.d("Mailer::sendMail", "java-code: sendMail(): 2");
            Intent mailer = Intent.createChooser(intent, null);
            Log.d("Mailer::sendMail", "java-code: sendMail(): 3");
            if(mailer == null){
                Log.e("Mailer::sendMail", "Couldn't get Mail Intent");
                return;
            }
            Log.d("Mailer", "java-code: mailer    =" + mailer);
            Log.d("Mailer", "java-code: m_instance=" + m_instance);
            m_instance.getApplicationContext().startActivity(mailer);
            Log.d("Mailer::sendMail", "java-code: sendMail(): 4");
        }
        catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex){
            Log.e("Mailer", "catched android.content.ActivityNotFoundException while starting activity");
            ex.printStackTrace();
        }
        Log.d("Mailer", "java-code: notify(): END");
    }
}


//My C++ function
QAndroidJniObject javaFilenameStr = QAndroidJniObject::fromString(attachment);
qDebug() << "call QAndroidJniObject::callStaticMethod to send " << attachment;
QAndroidJniObject::callStaticMethod<void>(
"com/company/myapp/JavaClass",
"sendMail",
"(Ljava/lang/String;)V", javaFilenameStr.object<jstring>());


//and a part of my AndroidManifest.xml
<activity
            android:configChanges="orientation|uiMode|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|layoutDirection|locale|fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation"
            android:name="com.company.myapp.JavaClass"
            android:label="-- %%INSERT_APP_NAME%% --"
            android:screenOrientation="unspecified" android:launchMode="singleTop">

Currently, I think have a problem with this line
m_instance.getApplicationContext().startActivity(mailer);

Here are the output messages of the application when I run a first time my C++ function :

...
D Mailer::sendMail: java-code: m_instance=com.company.myapp.JavaClass@8a067fd
D Mailer::sendMail: java-code: sendMail(): 2
D Mailer::sendMail: java-code: sendMail(): 3
D Mailer : java-code: mailer =Intent { act=android.intent.action.CHOOSER (has extras) }
D Mailer : java-code: m_instance=com.company.myapp.JavaClass@8a067fd

If I run a second time my function, the app crash with many messages including :

F art : art/runtime/java_vm_ext.cc:410] JNI DETECTED ERROR IN APPLICATION: JNI NewString called with pending exception android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: Calling startActivity() from outside of an Activity context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag. Is this really what you want?

What do you think about ?

Thank you in advance.

Charlie.

[jsulm]

@CharlieG The error message says it actually: you either start your activity from an activity context or set the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag (probably in m_instance.getApplicationContext().startActivity(mailer);). I'm not an android expert, so I cannot tell you what exactly you need to change.

[CharlieG]

Hi,

In fact, this is very easy :

Intent mailer = Intent.createChooser(intent, null);
mailer.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

Now I have to figure out how to do with the desktop device.
Unfortunately, for now, I can't run KService's KToolInvocation :: invokMailer function.

[VRonin]

@CharlieG said in Send an Email with attachment:

Unfortunately, for now, I can't run KService

Any more details? can we help?

[CharlieG]

Hi,

Sorry for the late response.

@VRonin

Any more details? can we help?

Maybe ;-)

In the first time, I wanted directly try the code of invokMailer in my app :

On Windows, here is the code :

...
#include "shellapi.h"
...

void KToolInvocation::invokeMailer(const QString &_to, const QString &_cc, const QString &_bcc,
                                        const QString &subject, const QString &body,
                                        const QString & /*messageFile TODO*/, const QStringList &attachURLs,
                                        const QByteArray &startup_id)
{
    QUrl url(QLatin1String("mailto:") + _to);
    QUrlQuery query;
    query.addQueryItem(QStringLiteral("subject"), subject);
    query.addQueryItem(QStringLiteral("cc"), _cc);
    query.addQueryItem(QStringLiteral("bcc"), _bcc);
    query.addQueryItem(QStringLiteral("body"), body);
    foreach (const QString &attachURL, attachURLs) {
        query.addQueryItem(QStringLiteral("attach"), attachURL);
    }
    url.setQuery(query);

     #ifndef _WIN32_WCE
        QString sOpen = QLatin1String("open");
        ShellExecuteW(0, (LPCWSTR)sOpen.utf16(), (LPCWSTR)url.url().utf16(), 0, 0, SW_NORMAL);
    #else
        SHELLEXECUTEINFO cShellExecuteInfo = {0};
        cShellExecuteInfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO);
        cShellExecuteInfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS;
        cShellExecuteInfo.hwnd = NULL;
        cShellExecuteInfo.lpVerb = L"Open";
        cShellExecuteInfo.lpFile = (LPCWSTR)url.url().utf16();
        cShellExecuteInfo.nShow = SW_SHOWNORMAL;
        ShellExecuteEx(&cShellExecuteInfo);
   #endif
}

I can run the code, but the attachment isn't in the mail.

On Linux and Mac OSX, the function is replace by QDesktopService::openUrl(mailtoUrl). If I want directly use the code of invokeMailer, I have a problem with include "shellapi.h"

So I turn around...

Have you an idea ?

Bye and thank.

Charlie