How to Attach files with sending mail in android application?

Question

I am sending mail through my application. For that I am using following code.

    Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
i.setType("text/plain");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL  , new String[]{"recipient@example.com"});
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "subject of email");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT   , "body of email");
try {
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i, "Send mail..."));
} catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex) {
    Toast.makeText(MyActivity.this, "There are no email clients installed.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

It just work fine but i want to attach an xml file with it. Is it possible? How?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:33

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There are lots of similar questions asked with perfect solution in Stack Overflow already.

You can have look to few : here and here and here

Solution is to use with email intent : one more putExtra with Key-Extra_Stream and Value-uri to file.

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edited May 23 '17 at 11:33

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 08 '13 at 17:41

String pathname= Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath();
String filename="/MyFiles/mysdfile.txt";
File file=new File(pathname, filename);
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Title");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Content");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(file));
i.setType("text/plain");
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i, "Your email id"));

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 11 '13 at 13:35

ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE should be the action and then emailIntent.setType("text/plain"); followed by:

ArrayList<Uri> uris = new ArrayList<Uri>();
String[] filePaths = new String[] {"sdcard/sample.png", "sdcard/sample.png"};
for (String file : filePaths)
{
    File fileIn = new File(file);
    Uri u = Uri.fromFile(fileIn);
    uris.add(u);
}
emailIntent.putParcelableArrayListExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uris);
startActivity(emailIntent);

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 12 '13 at 23:51

For sending an attachment with gmail:

File should be on External storage device or created in External storage device
- For that you need to add the following to Android Manifest <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
- get External path by
  
  String pathname= Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath();
- Create a new file by
  
  File myfile=new File(pathname,filename);
- Write to file based on whatever logic you are applying
- Now the Intent
  
  Intent email=new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
  
  email.setType("plain/text");
- Put Extras
  
  email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,Uri.fromFile(myfile)); email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "my email subject"); email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "my email text");
- Start Activity startActivity(Intent.createChooser(email, "E-mail"));

How to Attach files with sending mail in android application?

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