[Zope] How to create a file and send it by e-mail ?

[Chris Withers]

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Nicolas Georgakopoulos wrote:
> Chris Withers wrote:
> 
>> Nicolas Georgakopoulos wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all, I'm developing using ZPT and I need to create a file (CSV 
>>> format) but I'm having some problems:
>>>
>>> * 1. *I only know how to create files with python but I get an
>>> *    Error Type: NameError*
>>> *    Error Value: global name 'file' is not defined.
>>
>> Indeed, just build your csv as a string :-)
> 
> 
> Yes I will build my csv as string but how can I save it as a file ?

Why do you think you need to?

Is the csv data dynamically generated?

If you need to store it, create a Zope File Object in the python script 
that processes submission from your ZPT.

>>> * 2.*When I create my file how can I send it as an attachment by mail 
>>> ? (I already have setup my mail host object and I can send mail's 
>>> successfully.)
>>
>> I just wrote a product specifically for this ;-)
>>
>> http://www.simplistix.co.uk/software/zope/mailtemplates
>>
> Thanks, I'm looking to it rigth now.

You'll want to build your own MIMEBase object and attach it to the 
result of rendering your Mail Template if you build your csv in a string.

If you end up with a Zope File object or a ZPublisher FileUpload object, 
then you can just do:

msg = context.my_mail_template.as_message(
          # insert your params here
          )

msg.add_file(your_file)

There's plenty of examples in the readme.txt file, or in the tests folder...

cheers,

Chris

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