In this article I will explain with an example, how to send email with single attachment in ASP.Net Core (.Net Core 7) Razor pages.
Mail Server Settings in AppSettings.json file
The following Mail Server settings need to be saved in the AppSettings.json file.
{
"Smtp": {
"Server": "smtp.gmail.com",
"Port": 587,
"EnableSsl": true,
"DefaultCredentials": false
}
}
Sending Email using Gmail SMTP
MailMessage class properties
Following are the required properties of the MailMessage class.
From – Sender’s email address.
To – Recipient(s) Email Address.
CC – Carbon Copies. (If any)
BCC – Blind Carbon Copies. (If any)
Subject – Subject of the Email.
Body – Body of the Email.
IsBodyHtml – Specify whether body contains text or HTML mark up.
Attachments – Attachments. (If any)
ReplyTo – ReplyTo Email address.
SMTP class properties
Following are the properties of the SMTP class.
Host – SMTP Server URL. (Gmail: smtp.gmail.com)
EnableSsl – Specify whether your host accepts SSL Connections. (Gmail: True)
UseDefaultCredentials – Set to True in order to allow authentication based on the Credentials of the Account used to send emails.
Credentials – Valid login credentials for the SMTP server. (Gmail: email address and password)
Port – Port Number of the SMTP server. (Gmail: 587)
Model
The Model class consists of following properties.
public class EmailModel
{
public string To { get; set; }
public string Subject { get; set; }
public string Body { get; set; }
public IFormFile Attachment { get; set; }
public string Email { get; set; }
public string Password { get; set; }
}
Namespaces
You will need to import the following namespaces.
using System.IO;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Mail;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Net.Configuration;
Razor PageModel (Code-Behind)
The PageModel consists of following Handler methods.
Handler method for handling GET operation
This Handler method left empty as it is not required.
Handler method for handling POST operation
Inside this Handler method, the posted values are captured through the EmailModel class object. All the fetched values are set into an object of the MailMessage class except Attachment.
Setting Body of Email
The Body of the email is Text (Non HTML) hence the IsBodyHtml property of MailMessage class is set to FALSE.
Attaching File
The IFormFile is checked for Attachment and if it has File then the posted File is added as Attachment to the MailMessage class object.
Sending Email
Then, an object of the SmtpClient class is created and the values of Host, Port, EnableSsl and UseDefaultCredentials are fetched from the SMTP section of the AppSettings.json file and set to the respective properties of SmtpClient class along with the Credentials.
Finally, the
Send method is executed which sends the Email and a success message is set to a
ViewData object.
public class IndexModel : PageModel
{
public EmailModel Model { get; set; }
public IConfiguration Configuration { get; set; }
public IndexModel(IConfiguration _configuration)
{
this.Configuration = _configuration;
}
public void OnGet()
{
}
public void OnPostSendEmail(EmailModel model)
{
string host = this.Configuration.GetValue<string>("Smtp:Server");
int port = this.Configuration.GetValue<int>("Smtp:Port");
bool enableSsl = this.Configuration.GetValue<bool>("Smtp:EnableSsl");
bool defaultCredentials = this.Configuration.GetValue<bool>("Smtp:DefaultCredentials");
using (MailMessage mm = new MailMessage(model.Email, model.To))
{
mm.Subject = model.Subject;
mm.Body = model.Body;
if (model.Attachment != null)
{
string fileName = Path.GetFileName(model.Attachment.FileName);
mm.Attachments.Add(new Attachment(model.Attachment.OpenReadStream(), fileName));
}
mm.IsBodyHtml = false;
using (SmtpClient smtp = new SmtpClient())
{
smtp.Host = host;
smtp.Port = port;
smtp.EnableSsl = enableSsl;
smtp.UseDefaultCredentials = defaultCredentials;
NetworkCredential networkCred = new NetworkCredential(model.Email, model.Password);
smtp.Credentials = networkCred;
smtp.Send(mm);
}
}
ViewData["Message"] = "Email sent.";
}
}
Razor Page (HTML)
HTML Markup
Inside the Razor Page, the ASP.Net TagHelpers is inherited.
The HTML of Razor Page consists of an HTML Form.
The Form has been specified with enctype=“multipart/form-data” attribute as it is necessary for File Upload operation
The Form consists of HTML TextBox, TextArea, FileUpload element and a Submit Button.
The Submit Button has been set with the POST Handler method using the asp-page-handler attribute.
Note: In the Razor PageModel, the Handler method name is OnPostSubmit but here it will be specified as Submit when calling from the Razor HTML Page.
When the Send Button is clicked, the Form gets submitted and the Model object is sent to the PageModel.
Finally, the
ViewData object is checked for NULL and if it is not NULL then the value of the object is displayed using
JavaScript Alert Message Box.
@page
@model Send_Email_Single_Attachment_Core_Razor.Pages.IndexModel
@addTagHelper*, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers
@{
Layout = null;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
<title>Index</title>
</head>
<body>
<form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<table>
<tr>
<td style="width: 80px">To:</td>
<td><input type="text" asp-for="Model.To" /></td>
</tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Subject:</td>
<td><input type="text" asp-for="Model.Subject" /></td>
</tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Body:</td>
<td><textarea cols="20" rows="3" asp-for="Model.Body"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
<tr>
<td>File Attachment:</td>
<td><input type="file" asp-for="Model.Attachment" /></td>
</tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Gmail Email:</td>
<td><input type="text" asp-for="Model.Email" /></td>
</tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Gmail Password:</td>
<td><input type="password" asp-for="Model.Password" /></td>
</tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><input type="submit" value="Send" asp-page-handler="SendEmail" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
@if (ViewData["Message"] != null)
{
<script type="text/javascript">
window.onload = function () {
alert("@ViewData["Message"]");
};
</script>
}
</body>
</html>
Screenshot
Email Form
Received Email
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