Sending Attachments via email using Java mail API.

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am developing an application which uses javamail API to send a mail along with an attachment to the specified user.

I am able to successfully send the text message via mail.

But sending mails with attachments is not working for me.

I have checked all the content in SDN and google, but none of them are clear enough to solve my problem.

I am using the below code for attachment

DataSource fds = new FileDataSource("fileName"); //The path to the fie to be attached

mimeBodyPart_Attachment.setDataHandler(new DataHandler(fds));

mimeBodyPart_Attachment.setFileName("fds.getName()");

My Question is

What exactly should be the fileName here?

can it be just a path to any of the documents in my local desktop say for example, "D:\Documents and Settings\Arrivals.xls"?

or should I first store the file to be attached in the server and then give the path of the document in the server as fileName?

I tried both the ways, I am getting FileNotFoundException (The device is not ready).

Has anyone worked on attachments in java mail or faced this issue before?

Kindly let me know.

Regards,

Shilpa B.V

[former_member185086]

Hi

Please follow this [thread|http://www.jguru.com/faq/view.jsp?EID=30251] .

Best Regards

Satish Kumar

[Former Member]

Check the bottom of the thread.

It should be something like "c:
a.txt"

Thanks

Avik

[Former Member]

Shilpa,

Refer to [this|http://www.jguru.com/faq/view.jsp?EID=30251] link. It mentions that you have to use the absolute file path. I would suggest that you try using a simpler path where the path does not contain spaces.

Thanks,

GLM