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This sample uses the Spotfire Streaming Email Sender output adapter to send email messages.
In StreamBase Studio, import this sample with the following steps:
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From the top-level menu, click >.
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Enter
emailto narrow the list of options. -
Select Email sending output adapter from the StreamBase Standard Adapters category.
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Click .
StreamBase Studio creates a single project containing the sample files.
The sample application must be configured with a valid SMTP server host name or IP address and, for the SimpleInputEmailSender adapter, a valid FromValue value and least one recipient: To, Cc, or Bcc.
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In the Project Explorer view, open the sample you just loaded.
If you see red marks on a project folder, wait a moment for the project to load its features.
If the red marks do not resolve themselves after a minute, select the project, right-click, and select > from the context menu.
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Open the
src/main/eventflow/folder.packageName -
Open the
emailsender.sbappfile, right-click the FullInputEmailSender adapter icon, and select in the Properties View. -
In the SmtpServer property, enter a valid SMTP server host name or IP address.
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Right-click the SimpleInputEmailSender adapter icon and select in Properties View.
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In the SmtpServer property, enter a valid SMTP server host name or IP address.
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In the FromValue and To properties, enter valid from and to email addresses, respectively.
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Make sure the
emailsender.sbappapplication is the currently active tab in the EventFlow Editor. -
Click the
Run button. This opens the SB
Test/Debug perspective and starts the module.
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In the Manual Input view, select the SimpleInput stream.
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Enter subject and body values and click .
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Use an email client to retrieve the message sent to the recipient entered in the to field of the SimpleInputEmailSender adapter.
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Repeat the last three steps for the FullInputEmailSender adapter. Note that with this adapter, the full set of email headers are passed to the adapter through tuples in the FullInput stream. Thus, there are many more fields in the Manual Input view. At a minimum, you must provide a valid from value along with at least one recipient: to, cc, or bcc.
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When done, press F9 or click the
Terminate EventFlow Fragment button.
When you load the sample into StreamBase® Studio, Studio copies the sample project's files to your Studio workspace, which is normally part of your home directory, with full access rights.
Important
Load this sample in StreamBase® Studio, and thereafter use the Studio workspace copy of the sample to run and test it, even when running from the command prompt.
Using the workspace copy of the sample avoids permission problems. The default workspace location for this sample is:
studio-workspace/sample_emailsender
See Default Installation
Directories for the default location of studio-workspace on your system.