Working with the COM object

In order to insert wodSmtpServer 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 Server 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 wodSmtpServerCom

6. In Form_Load function initialize the component

Private Sub Form_Load()
  Set Smtp1 = New wodSmtpServerCom
End Sub

7. If you have licensed version of wodSmtpServer, then after you initialize the component, set it's LicenseKey property:

Private Sub Form_Load()
  Set Smtp1 = New wodSmtpServerCom
  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 wodSmtpSrv.DLL when using COM object!

 

Working with the ActiveX control

In order to insert wodSmtpServer 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 Server ActiveX Control', and click on 'Ok' to leave the dialog box.

5. Locate new wodSmtpServer icon on Toolbox toolbar

6. Do not forget to distribute wodSmtpSrv.OCX when using ActiveX control!