Emailing-with-RDCOMClient-Script.R

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# Title : Emailing with RDCOMClient Walkthrough Script
#    By : Jimmy Briggs <[email protected]>
#  Date : 2020-06-03
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# install RDCOMClient package:

# Run the following to install the stable version from CRAN:
install.packages("RDCOMClient")

# or from the Omegahat repository
install.packages("RDCOMClient", repos = "http://www.omegahat.net/R")

# Alternatively, you can build the package from source without much difficulty. 
# With Rtools installed, one can build the package from source without the need 
# for any third-party libraries.

# From the (Windows) command line
# R CMD INSTALL RDCOMClient

# or using devtools
devtools::install_github("omegahat/RDCOMClient")

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library(RDCOMClient)

# initialize email via command line:
OutApp <- COMCreate("Outlook.Application")
outMail <- OutApp$CreateItem(0)

# fill in adressee(s), subject, and body
outMail[["To"]] = "<email_address>"
outMail[["subject"]] = "<email subject>"
outMail[["body"]] = "<email_body>"
  
# add an attachment:
outMail[["Attachments"]]$Add("<email_attached_file>")

# send
outMail$Send()