Using VBScript to send email from Gmail

Windows only

Windows only

I do not usually write scripts and batch files that I use , but I wanted to share this script because I use it all the time. VBScript files are good, because usually they are simply encoded and work across virtually all Windows-powered machines. Just drop the code in the file. VBS, and from there it can be done in batch files very easily.

contents of the file below, and once created, you can send email using your Gmail account directly from the command line. In the code there are two things that need to be set up: e-mail address and password of the account you want to send as. While performing the VBScript file, it should be just three parameters: e-mail address, subject and message body. This is an optional fourth parameter, which accepts that is the path to the file to the file you want to attach to an e-mail. Thats all.

I use this all the time? You can easily call this file from other scripts or batch files so that it sends me a notification when something ends. Sometimes I use it only to have a nice history, when some of my batch files a complete(or to check whether or not conducted), but another time it will insert a dynamic text in the message. For example, if an error occurs it may have put the error message in the email. An alternative to this would be to attach the log file using the optional fourth parameter.

The advantage of this method is that the script can send emails without setting up an SMTP server on your computer. Of course it will not be able to send e-mails of mass volume of Google is limited to approximately 500 messages sent per day, but it should be more than adequate for personal purposes.

Lets look at the code that looks like

Code starts here:

"Usage: cscript sendemail.vbs "

" Ex. Not included: cscript sendemail.vbs example@gmail.com "test subject" the body of an email test "

" Ex. W / include: cscript sendemail.vbs example@gmail.com "test subject" test email body "," c: scripts log.txt "

********* **

**** CONFIGURATION The e-mail address and password

fromEmail Const = "email_sender@gmail.com"

Const password = "password "

**** END CONFIGURATION

***********

Dim emailObj, emailConfig

Set emailObj = CreateObject("CDO.Message")

= emailObj.From fromEmail

= emailObj.To Wscript.Arguments.Item(0)

emailObj.Subject = Wscript.Arguments.Item(1)

= emailObj.TextBody Wscript.Arguments.Item(2)

If WScript.Arguments.Count> 3 Then

emailObj.AddAttachment Wscript.Arguments.Item(3)

End If

emailConfig Set

emailConfig.Fields(http://schemas .microsoft.com / cdo / configuration / smtpserver ") =" smtp.gmail.com "

emailConfig.Fields(http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserverport") = 465

emailConfig.Fields(http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing ") = 2

emailConfig.Fields(http://schemas.microsoft.com / cdo / configuration / SMTPAuthenticate ") = 1

emailConfig.Fields(http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpusessl") = true

emailConfig.Fields( "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusername") =

emailConfig.Fields(http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendpassword ") = password

emailConfig.Fields.Update

emailObj.Send

Set emailobj

= nothing Set emailConfig

This is the end of the code( Download the script ) ^

You can see it starts from the use of an example of how you can call the VBScript file. Given the nature of the exercise files or VBScript can not include the cscript part, but in general you are always better here is not to ensure that it will be on your right. Heres an example of how this looks like it is done from the command line:

Note: sendemail.vbs file is located in the root directory of drive C, when it ran.

Armed with this script you should be able to take it and throw it in a batch file or call it from anywhere that you can take things from the command line. One of the things we consider is to create additional e-mail account only to send those messages. Not only that keep your Sent clean the primary Gmail account, but will also be a bit more secure because the password for the senders account is stored in plaintext in the script.

Here is a nicely formatted version of VBScript in advance, which can be downloaded, and all ready to go for you(after completing the two e-mail address and password in a script file, of course):

Download the zipped copy of the VBScript

Via: Using VBScript to send email from Gmail

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Using VBScript to send email from Gmail

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