Working with the COM object and ActiveX control.
Remarks
Working with the COM object
In order to insert wodSmtp COM object in your project, follow these steps:
1. Install the component on your system by starting its setup program.
2. In the Visual Basic IDE, create new project or open existing one.
3. Click on 'Project', then on 'References' menu
4. Find and select 'WeOnlyDo! COM SMTP Client COM Object', and click on 'Ok' to leave the dialog box.
5. Open code editor, and at the top, in (General) section add this code:
Dim WithEvents Smtp1 As wodSmtpCom
6. In Form_Load function initialize the component
Private Sub Form_Load()
Set Smtp1 = New wodSmtpCom
End Sub
7. If you have licensed version of wodSmtp, then after you initialize the component, set it's LicenseKey property:
Private Sub Form_Load()
Set Smtp1 = New wodSmtpCom
Smtp1.LicenseKey = "xxxx....xxxx"
End Sub
8. To use notifications (optional) instead of events, please refer here.
9. To free up the resources when your program ends, destroy the component from Form_Unload
Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
Set Smtp1 = Nothing
End Sub
10. Do not forget to distribute wodSmtp.DLL when using COM object!
Working with the ActiveX control
In order to insert wodSmtp ActiveX control in your project, follow these steps:
1. Install the component on your system by starting its setup program.
2. In the Visual Basic IDE, create new project or open existing one.
3. Click on 'Project', then on 'Components' menu
4. Find and select 'WeOnlyDo! COM SMTP Client ActiveX Control', and click on 'Ok' to leave the dialog box.
5. Locate new wodSmtp icon on Toolbox toolbar, and drag it to your form. Choose any rectangle size as you need, just as with ListView control.
6. Do not forget to distribute wodSmtp.OCX when using ActiveX control!
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