[Zope] adding a file upload to an email

[J Cameron Cooper]

Matt Carey wrote:

> i have a simple form, where the results get sent out as an email. the 
> form is within a dtml file, and the form method calls another dtml 
> file which has the sendmail part. it all works fine.
>
> but i need to add a file upload to the form, and have it send the 
> attached file with the rest of the form results via email. so i have 
> in my form:
>
> <input size="20" value="" type="file" name="upload"  />
>
> and then in my dtml file:
>
> <dtml-try>
> <dtml-sendmail mailhost="MailHost">
> To: xxx
> From: xxx
> Subject: test form
>
> <dtml-var upload>
>
> </dtml-sendmail>
>
> but the email i get back gives me this:
> <ZPublisher.HTTPRequest.FileUpload instance at 0x8c09bcc>

First, you'll need to learn about MIME types and mail and the dtml-mime 
tag. This should help:

http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Guides/DTML-HTML/DTML.17.html

Then you'll also need to know how to get the contents of a File object:

http://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zope/2003-May/136380.html

Also check out this thread:

http://lists.imeme.net/archives/imeme-users/2000-September/000097.html

          --jcc

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