Create a csv file and send it in an email

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December 14, 2009
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In coldfusion, is it possible to create a csv file and send it in an email, without ever saving that file on the hard drive?

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Correct answer Dan_Bracuk

No. You can't attach a file to an email unless the file has been created.

We handle that situation by creating the file in a directory designated for dynamically created files. We then have a scheduled job that cleans out all files more than a certain age every night.

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JR__Bob__Dobbs-qSBHQ2

Inspiring

Yes, you can create an email attachment without writing a file to disk. This feature was introduced in CF 8.0.1.

I've posted a sample to a previous thread on the forums.

http://forums.adobe.com/message/2123297

See the CFMAILPARAM section of CF 8.0.1 release notes for attachments without a file on disk.

http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/coldfusion/801/cf801releasenotes.pdf

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Dan_BracukCorrect answer

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No. You can't attach a file to an email unless the file has been created.

We handle that situation by creating the file in a directory designated for dynamically created files. We then have a scheduled job that cleans out all files more than a certain age every night.

nikos101Author

Inspiring

Thanks Dan, I guess I could just delete it straight away after sending it.

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Dan_Bracuk

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No you can't delete it after you send it. cfmail does not send mail, it creates a file in your spool directory. The mail gets sent later and the spool directory gets emptied. The file has to still exist when the mail files in the spool directory get sent.

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