send mail from sharepoint calender

Question

I have a calender web part - out of box.

I would like to send a notification mail to a particular group members (Always same group), each time I add a new event!! With the Event details like, location, time etc..

How can I get this done? Thank you!!

UPDATE

While scheduling the meeting, where can I select attendees, I didn't get any option to select that.

Answer 1

You could easily get this done using a workflow. Attach the workflow to the events list you use and every time an event is added it will trigger the actions in the workflow.

Answer 2

You can also create a event handler attached to your list.

In event handler, u can just send emails and customize code.

u can send emails using SPUtility.SendEmail also but i avoided it because of limitations.

I have provided code for sending email via gmail account.. this also has limitations...

I have provided my sample code below...

public override void ItemAdded(SPItemEventProperties properties)
    {
        base.ItemAdded(properties);
        if (properties.Web != null && properties.Web.Groups != null)
        {
            SPGroupCollection groups = properties.Web.Groups;
            for (int countGroups = 0; countGroups < groups.Count; countGroups++)
            {
                SPGroup group = groups[countGroups];
                if (group != null)
                {
                    string subject = string.Empty;
                    string htmlBody = string.Empty;

                    SPUserCollection groupUsers = group.Users;
                    if (groupUsers != null && groupUsers.Count > 0)
                    {
                        if (groupUsers.Count <= Constants.EmailSettings.MaxUsers)
                        {
                            foreach (SPUser user in groupUsers)
                            {
                                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(user.Email))
                                {
                                    SendMail(user.Email);
                                    // SPUtility.SendEmail(properties.Web, false, false, user.Email, subject, htmlBody);
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            int usersCount = groupUsers.Count;
                            int mul = 1;
                            for (mul = 1; mul <= (groupUsers.Count % Constants.EmailSettings.MaxUsers) + 1; mul++)
                            {
                                for (int countUser = Constants.EmailSettings.MaxUsers * (mul - 1); countUser < Constants.EmailSettings.MaxUsers * mul; countUser++)
                                {
                                    if (countUser < groupUsers.Count && countUser < Constants.EmailSettings.MaxUsers * mul)
                                    {
                                        SPUser user = groupUsers[countUser];
                                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(user.Email))
                                        {
                                            SendMail(user.Email);
                                            //SPUtility.SendEmail(properties.Web, false, false, user.Email, subject, htmlBody);
                                        }
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                        break;
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }




 private void SendMail(string toMailId)
    {
        string from = "abc@gmail.com"; //Replace this with your own correct Gmail Address

        string to = toMailId; //Replace this with the Email Address to whom you want to send the mail

        System.Net.Mail.MailMessage mail = new System.Net.Mail.MailMessage();
        mail.To.Add(to);
        mail.From = new MailAddress(from, "vikas mehta", System.Text.Encoding.UTF8);
        mail.Subject = "This is a test mail";
        mail.SubjectEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8;
        mail.Body = "This is Email Body Text";
        mail.BodyEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8;
        mail.IsBodyHtml = true;
        mail.Priority = MailPriority.High;

        SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient();
        //Add the Creddentials- use your own email id and password
        client.UseDefaultCredentials = false;
        client.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential(from, "Password");

        client.Port = 587; // Gmail works on this port<o:p />
        client.Host = "smtp.gmail.com";
        client.EnableSsl = true; //Gmail works on Server Secured Layer
        try
        {
            ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback =
                delegate(object s, X509Certificate certificate, X509Chain chain, SslPolicyErrors sslPolicyErrors)
                {
                    return true;
                };

            client.Send(mail);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Exception ex2 = ex;
            string errorMessage = string.Empty;
            while (ex2 != null)
            {
                errorMessage += ex2.ToString();
                ex2 = ex2.InnerException;
            }
            HttpContext.Current.Response.Write(errorMessage);
        } // end try 

    }