How to embedd image in MKMailComposer

rainmobile · 09-16-2010, 03:55 AM

Hi,

UIImage *image = [UIImage imageWithData:data];
//dataConvertIntoPNG = UIImagePNGRepresentation(image);

NSMutableString *emailBody = [[NSMutableString alloc] initWithString:@"<html><body>" ];

//Add some text to it however you want

[emailBody appendString:@""];

//Pick an image to insert

//This example would come from the main bundle, but your source can be elsewhere

// UIImage *emailImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"Twitter.png"];

//Convert the image into data

NSData *imageData = [NSData dataWithData:UIImagePNGRepresentation(image)];

//Create a base64 string representation of the data using NSData+Base64

NSString *base64String = [imageData base64EncodedString];

//Add the encoded string to the emailBody string

//Don't forget the "" tags are required, the "" tags are optional

[emailBody appendString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"<img src='data:image/gif;base64,%@'>",base64String]];

//You could repeat here with more text or images, otherwise

//close the HTML formatting
//NSMutableString *emailBody = [NSMutableString stringWithCapacity:100];
NSString *watchOrListen = appDelegate.lectureIsAudioOnly ? @"listen" : @"watch";
NSString *proposition = appDelegate.lectureIsAudioOnly ? @"to " : @"";
[emailBody appendFormat:@"I just %@ed %@this lecture on my mobile device and really enjoyed it. There are several ways that you can %@ %@it as well...",watchOrListen,proposition,watchOrListen,p roposition];
[emailBody appendString:@" Stream it "];
[emailBody appendString:[appDelegate.contents objectForKey:@"App store URL"]];
[emailBody appendString:@" Download it "];
[emailBody appendString:[appDelegate.contents objectForKey:@"iTunes URL"]];
[emailBody appendString:@" br/>"];
[emailBody appendString:[appDelegate.contents objectForKey:@"Buy disc URL"]];
[emailBody appendString:@" And watch hundreds of other lectures on your mobile device with this app: "];
[emailBody appendString:[appDelegate.contents objectForKey:@"Main Application App store URL"]];
[emailBody appendString:@"</body></html>"];

//Create the mail composer window

MFMailComposeViewController *emailDialog = [[MFMailComposeViewController alloc] init];

emailDialog.mailComposeDelegate = self;

[emailDialog setSubject:[appDelegate.contents objectForKey:@"Lecture title"]];

[emailDialog setMessageBody:emailBody isHTML:YES];

[self presentModalViewController:emailDialog animated:YES];

But the image is seen in mobile .But it image wont seen in mail. How can i solve this issue.

That is how to embed images in Mail Composer.Plz help me

Thanks In Advance

kelvinkao · 09-16-2010, 06:20 AM

I remember attempting this and was only able to see the images on the iPhone, but the images never showed on the receiving side. I believe it was because this base64 code is often used to embed malicious code, so email services tend to discard them on the receiving side. This is a dead end according to my research back then, though if I am wrong, someone please call me out on it.

You can send images as attachments, but they will be tagged on at the end of the email.