Send email for all files dropped on a basket

Email

This action emails a dropped file to the specified destination(s).

Name and Description:

These appear in the Basket Configuration window. It's probably best to use a short Name and save the longer explanation for the Description.

If you want to use GMail's SMTP server, please scroll to the bottom of this page.

SMTP Settings:

You don't have to understand these settings! Just copy them from your usual email client or program, e.g. MS Outlook. Click the Test button to send a simple test email to the recipients.

Subject:

Enter the message subject.

You can use the normal {Tags} such as {yyyy} for the current year, plus two special variables:

• %FV_FILE% - the complete path of the dropped file, e.g. "C:\Temp\Filename.txt"
• %FV_FILE_N% - the name of the dropped file without the path, e.g. "Filename.txt".

If the email includes multiple files, these variables only represent the first file.

Email Recipients:

The email will go to the addresses on this list. Click "..." to edit the list.

Message Body:

The text making up the message body. This can include tags.

You can also use the variables %FV_FILE% and %FV_FILE_N% (see Subject, above). If the email includes multiple files, you can generate a list by placing these variables between "#REPEAT#" and "#ENDREPEAT#" lines.

Attach Dropped Files:

Unselect this to send the email without any attached files.

Separate Emails (1 per Dropped File):

When selected, File Viking sends one email per dropped file. If unselected, it sends the files together in a single email.

Using GMail as your SMTP server

You can send emails via GMail's SMTP Server. (The emails appear in the Sent Items folder as normal.)

Configure your SMTP Settings like this: