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dsthompsonRegistered User

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MAIL question for HP-Unix O/S

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'vetried 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

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

echo 'To:'$to > $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp

echo 'From:'$from >> $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmp

echo 'Cc:'$cc >> $LG_TOP/bin/dst.tmpecho '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 'Thank you'>> $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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02-26-2002

PerderaboUnix Daemon

Join Date: Aug 2001

Location: Ashburn, Virginia

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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 addressee (required)

# -a address (required)

# -b body (required)

# -s subject (optional)

# -A attachment (optional)

#

# mimetool -t "Joe Blow" -a [email protected] -b body.txt -A attach.txt

#

# 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 [[ $pwentry = *:* ]] ; dopwfield[index]=${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 "

print - "To: $TO "

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. But if you can see this,'

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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 at08:39 AM..

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03-19-2002

skipperGuest

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Great post. Worked first time. Thanks

03-26-2002


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Kelam_MagnusRegistered User

Join Date: Aug 2001

Location: DFW McKinney, TX,

Posts: 1,069

Thanks: 0


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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