PowerShell 2.0: One Cmdlet at a Time #2 Send-MailMessage

Continuing the series looking at new cmdlets available in PowerShell 2.0. This time we look at the Send-MailMessage cmdlet.

What can I do with it?

Send an email message using a specific SMTP server, from within a script or at the commaned line.

Example:

Send-MailMessage -to "Joe Bloggs <joe.bloggs@test.local>" -from "Jane Smith <jane.smith@test.local>" 
-subject "Reporting Document" -body "Here's the document you wanted" -Attachment "C:\Report.doc"
-smtpServer smtp.test.local

How could I have done this in PowerShell 1.0?

You could have used the .NET System.Net.Mail class

Function SendEmail ()
{param ($Sender,$Recipient,$Attachment)

$smtpServer = “smtp.test.local“

$msg = new-object System.Net.Mail.MailMessage
$att = new-object System.Net.Mail.Attachment($attachment)
$smtp = new-object System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient($smtpServer)

$msg.From = “$Sender“
$msg.To.Add(“$Recipient“)
$msg.Subject = “Reporting Document“
$msg.Body = “Here’s the document you wanted.“
$msg.Attachments.Add($att)

$smtp.Send($msg)

$att.Dispose();

}

SendEmail ‘jane.smith@test.local’ ‘joe.bloggs@test.local’ ‘C:\Report.doc’

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