Send a mail when clicking on a button

[Alice ETCHEGARAY, modificado hace 9 años.]

Hi,

I have a form with different fields and I want to send an email when submitting this form. Is it possible ? And how ?
Thanks you,

Alice

[Pankaj Kathiriya, modificado hace 9 años.]

There is one web-forms portlet readily available, which provides such functionality.

Refer to wiki link and this.

[Alice ETCHEGARAY, modificado hace 9 años.]

Thank you, but how to install the app on the portal ?

[Pankaj Kathiriya, modificado hace 9 años.]

You may download installation file from link, and deploy it on your server by putting it in delpoy folder.

[Alice ETCHEGARAY, modificado hace 9 años.]

Ok, so I have downloaded the app and create a form like mine, but it seems that the app is limited : there are only 3 types of fields (for example, I want a list, and it's not possible...). This isn't appropriate for me...

Is existing another plugin like Web Form, but more complet ?

[Meera Prince, modificado hace 9 años.]

Hi
Have a look into following link it may help you..

http://www.liferaysavvy.com/2013/11/send-mails-in-liferay-plugin-portlet.html

http://www.liferaysavvy.com/2013/11/lifeay-message-bus-portlethandling-bulk.html

Regards,
Meera Prince

[Alice ETCHEGARAY, modificado hace 9 años.]

Sorry Meera, but your links don't correspond with my problem.. I don't want to build a mail form, just send the data of the form by email when clicking on the submit button...

[Meera Prince, modificado hace 9 años.]

hi
Ok thank you..

It give idea to send mail in liferay. we need to customize or write some logic to send mail according to our requirement.

No portlet or application simply click button and send the mail. if really have it may be specific to their requirement ..
Try above web form portlet there may be some option like that as they said above..


Regards,
Meera Prince.

[Alice ETCHEGARAY, modificado hace 9 años.]

I call you again because since this post, I don't manage to send a mail...
Can anyone else help me please ?

Thank you,
Alice

[Subhasis Roy, modificado hace 9 años.]

Alice ETCHEGARAY:

I call you again because since this post, I don't manage to send a mail...
Can anyone else help me please ?

Thank you,
Alice

Hi Alince,

You can try with Liferay's "MailEngine" API. Check for "com.liferay.util.mail.MailEngine".

 

private static void sendEmail( ){


         InternetAddress[] to = new InternetAddress[] { new InternetAddress(to) };
        InternetAddress from = new InternetAddress(from);
        InternetAddress[] bcc = null;
        if (bcc != null){
            bcc = new InternetAddress[] { new InternetAddress(bcc)
        };
        InternetAddress[] cc = null;
        InternetAddress[] bulkAddress = null;
        boolean htmlFormat = true;
        InternetAddress[] replyTo = null;
        String messageId = null;
        String inReplyTo = null;
        SMTPAccount smtpAccount = null;
        final File[] attachments = null;

        MailEngine.send(from,to, cc, bcc, bulkAddress, subject, body, htmlFormat, replyTo, messageId, inReplyTo, attachments,smtpAccount);

}

Please put your desired values in all the fields before sending.

[Alice ETCHEGARAY, modificado hace 9 años.]

Ok, but once I have initialized the method, how to call it into the aui:button ?

[Alice ETCHEGARAY, modificado hace 9 años.]

I tried with "<aui:button type="submit" onClick="<%= sendEmail() %>" />" but it doesn't work...
Does anyone have an idea ?

[Subhasis Roy, modificado hace 9 años.]

You can call an action on this button to fire the send mail.

[Alice ETCHEGARAY, modificado hace 9 años.]

Ok, so I have configure the portlet action :

<portlet:actionURL name="sendEmail" var="sendEmailURL"/>
<aui:button type="submit" onClick="<%= sendEmailURL.toString() %>" />

And my method is :

public void sendEmail(){
InternetAddress sender = new InternetAddress();
sender.setAddress("[e-mail]");

InternetAddress receiver = new InternetAddress();
receiver.setAddress("[e-mail]");

String subject = "mail subject";
String body = "body";

MailMessage message = new MailMessage();

message.setFrom(sender);
message.setTo(receiver);
message.setSubject(subject);
message.setBody(body);
message.setHTMLFormat(false);

MailServiceUtil.sendEmail(message);
}

But when I click on the button, nothing is happening !?

[Krzysztof Gołębiowski, modificado hace 9 años.]

Proper signature for every action method is as follows:

public void actionName(javax.portlet.ActionRequest actionRequest, javax.portlet.ActionResponse actionResponse) throws java.io.IOException, javax.portlet.PortletException

I suppose it cannot find method for your action name, so he calls default processAction which is empty.

Regards,
KG

[Subhasis Roy, modificado hace 9 años.]

Alice ETCHEGARAY:

Ok, so I have configure the portlet action :

<portlet:actionURL name="sendEmail" var="sendEmailURL"/>
<aui:button type="submit" onClick="<%= sendEmailURL.toString() %>" />

And my method is :

public void sendEmail(){
InternetAddress sender = new InternetAddress();
sender.setAddress("[e-mail]");

InternetAddress receiver = new InternetAddress();
receiver.setAddress("[e-mail]");

String subject = "mail subject";
String body = "body";

MailMessage message = new MailMessage();

message.setFrom(sender);
message.setTo(receiver);
message.setSubject(subject);
message.setBody(body);
message.setHTMLFormat(false);

MailServiceUtil.sendEmail(message);
}

But when I click on the button, nothing is happening !?

In my code snippet I provided a utility method to send mail. You have to write your own action method and call this utility method from there. And action method should have ActionRequest and ActionResponse as param.

[Alice ETCHEGARAY, modificado hace 9 años.]

When I use your method, I have this error and I don't know why :

The method send(InternetAddress, InternetAddress[], InternetAddress[], InternetAddress[], InternetAddress[], String, String, boolean, InternetAddress[], String, String, List<FileAttachment>, SMTPAccount) in the type MailEngine is not applicable for the arguments (InternetAddress, InternetAddress[], InternetAddress[], InternetAddress[], InternetAddress[], String, String, boolean, InternetAddress[], String, String, List<FileAttachment>, SMTPAccount)

[Alice ETCHEGARAY, modificado hace 9 años.]

So, since I have an error with the previous method, I tried with another and I haven't any error. But I don't receive any email...
What is wrong with my code ??

• My Class Portlet :

public void sendEmail(ActionRequest actionRequest, ActionResponse actionResponse)
throws Exception{
InternetAddress sender = new InternetAddress();
sender.setAddress("[e-mail]");

InternetAddress receiver = new InternetAddress();
receiver.setAddress("[e-mail]");

String subject = "mail subject";
String body = "body";

MailMessage message = new MailMessage();

message.setFrom(sender);
message.setTo(receiver);
message.setSubject(subject);
message.setBody(body);
message.setHTMLFormat(false);

MailServiceUtil.sendEmail(message);
}

• Edit.jsp :

<portlet:actionURL name="sendEmail" var="sendEmailURL" />
<aui:button type="submit" onClick="<%= sendEmailURL.toString() %>" />

• Configuration of my portal :

Incoming POP Server = pop.gmail.com
Incoming Port = 995
User Name = [e-mail]
Password = *****

Outgoing SMTP Server = smtp.gmail.com
Outgoing Port = 465
User Name = [e-mail]
Password = *****

[Jorge Pineda, modificado hace 9 años.]

Hi Alice

did you fix the problem?

It's not working for me!!!

Regards!

[David H Nebinger, modificado hace 9 años.]

Gmail is a bad target to be sending email to. They have filters, etc. in place to block filter and what not.

Usually though the breakdown is not configuring your email connection correctly. You have to use authenticated ssl connection to their specific ports, etc.

You're much better off setting up some local email server for testing or, if you're part of an enterprise, use the enterprise mail system. But gmail will be nothing but trouble.