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Has anyone written a script to attached a text file when sending an email using the MAIL command? I wrote a Unix Script to email an end-user a text file. I want the file to be an attachment. I've tried the unix command uuencode but this seems to be for a binary file. My text file is garbage (binary) when it's opened from within the email. --------------------------------------------------------****** SAMPLE SCRIPT BELOW ****** --------------------------------------------------------uuencode $LG_TOP/bin/ARPSONIC.txt $LG_TOP/bin/SONIC.txt > $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tst to=dsthompson@upslogistics.com from=dsthompson@upslogistics.com cc=dsthompson@upslogistics.com echo 'To:'$to > $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp echo 'From:'$from >> $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp echo 'Cc:'$cc >> $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp echo 'Return-receipt: Yes' >> $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp echo 'Subject: UPS Logistics Files ' >> $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp echo 'Dear Customer' >> $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp echo ' '>> $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp echo 'Please find attached File' >> $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp echo ' '>> $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp echo 'Thank you'>> $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp echo ' '>> $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp echo 'Deborah S. Thompson'>> $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp cat $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tst > $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp1
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RECIPIENTS=$to,$cc mail $RECIPIENTS < $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp1
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I had to write a script on HP-UX that would send an ascii file as a mime attachment but in such a way that a non mime mailer could read it. This was to satisfy all of our customers at once. Here it is...
Code:
#! /usr/bin/ksh
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# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
This script takes two ascii files and mails them. One file is the main body of the message. The second file is sent as an ascii mime attachment. But everything is kept in ascii so that users with non-mime mail user agents can deal with it
Options -t -a -b -s -A addressee address body subject attachment (required) (required) (required) (optional) (optional) -b body.txt -A attach.txt
mimetool -t "Joe Blow" -a jblow@abc.com
Here body.txt and attach.txt are files. The name of the body file isn't too important. The name of the attachment file is important since it will be sent as well as the contents. A Microsoft OS uses the name to figure out what to do. It knows what a .txt file is but it will get mixed up with a .junk file.
((error=0)) while getopts ':t:a:b:A:s:' opt ; do case $opt in t) TO=$OPTARG ;; a) ADDRESS=$OPTARG ;; b) BODY=$OPTARG ;; A) ATTACHMENT=$OPTARG ;; s) SUBJECT=$OPTARG ;; \?) print -u2 what is -${OPTARG}? ((error=error+1)) ;; :) print -u2 $OPTARG need an argument ((error=error+1)) ;; esac done if [[ -z $TO ]] ; then print -u2 "-t NAME is required" ((error=error+1)) fi
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if [[ -z $ADDRESS ]] ; then print -u2 "-a ADDRESS is required" ((error=error+1)) fi if [[ -z $BODY ]] ; then print -u2 "-b BODY is required" ((error=error+1)) fi if [[ ! -f $BODY || ! -r $BODY ]] ; then print -u2 "-b $BODY is not a readable file" ((error=error+1)) fi if [[ -z $ATTACHMENT ]] ; then print -u2 "-A ATTACHMENT is required" ((error=error+1)) fi if [[ ! -f $ATTACHMENT || ! -r $ATTACHMENT ]] ; then print -u2 "-b $ATTACHMENT is not a readable file" ((error=error+1)) fi if ((error)) ; then print -u2 "error in parameter list...exiting" exit 1 fi
pwentry=$(grep "^$(id -un):" /etc/passwd) ((index=0)) while [[ $pwentry = *:* ]] ; do pwfield[index]=${pwentry%%${pwentry##*([!:])}} pwentry=${pwentry##*([!:]):} ((index=index+1)) done pwfield[index]=${pwentry} myname=${pwfield[4]%%,*} myaddr=${pwfield[0]}
BOUNDARY='=== This is the boundary between parts of the message. ===' { print - "From: $myname <${myaddr}>" print - "To: $TO <${ADDRESS}>" if [[ -n $SUBJECT ]] ; then print - 'Subject:' $SUBJECT fi print - 'MIME-Version: 1.0' print - 'Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; ' print - ' BOUNDARY='\"$BOUNDARY\" print print - ' This message is in MIME format.
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print - " you aren't using a MIME aware mail program. You shouldn't " print - ' have too many problems because this message is entirely in' print - ' ASCII and is designed to be somewhat readable with old ' print - ' mail software.' print print - "--${BOUNDARY}" print - 'Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII' print cat $BODY print print print - "--${BOUNDARY}" print - 'Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; name='${ATTACHMENT} print - 'Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='${ATTACHMENT} print cat $ATTACHMENT print print - "--${BOUNDARY}--" } | /usr/lib/sendmail $ADDRESS exit 0
Last edited by Perderabo; 04-23-2002 at 08:39 AM..
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Great post. Worked first time. Thanks
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Excellent work! This is better than using ELM even though it works, but is a little awkward. Thanks for the great script. You should share this on www.unixreview.com. They have a contest for the best scripts each month.
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RECIPIENTS=$to,$cc mail $RECIPIENTS < $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp1

mimetool -t "Joe Blow" -a jblow@abc.com

But if you can see this,'

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Great post. Worked first time. Thanks

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