How can I send email with attachment xls file using shell script as application/xls mimetype without making...












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#!/bin/bash

ATTACH1=file.xls<br>
SUBJECT="subj"<br>
FROM=me@domain.com<br>
TO=you@domain.com<br>
CC=them@domain.com<br>
MIME="Application/vnd.ms-excel" <br>
FILE=$ATTACH1<br>
boundary="---my-unlikely-text-for-mime-boundary---$$--" <br>
(cat <<!<br>
From: $FROM<br>
To: $TO<br>
Subject: $SUBJECT<br>
Date: $(date +"%a, %b %e %Y %T %z")<br>
Mime-Version: 1.0<br>
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="$boundary"<br>


This email has attached the file<br>
--$boundary<br>
Content-Type: $MIME;name="$FILE"<br>
Content-Disposition: attachment;filename="$FILE"<br>

!<br>
uuencode ${ATTACH1} ${ATTACH1}<br>
) | sendmail -v ${TO}<br>


Hi,



The above code can send xls file using shell script. But the problem is that, the received file cant be open. Also, the file size of the xls becomes smaller. Example: original xls attachment size is 17kb before sending, but the received file becomes 378b in size after it was sent..



What can I do to make the xls that was received becomes readable when open by the receiver? What is wrong or missing in the above script? Please help!!!!



And by the way.. I CANNOT USE MUTT










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  • Where are you putting the file content?

    – a CVn
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:43











  • you mean the code above? I put it in as script1.sh file then execute it by ./script1.sh

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:45











  • No, I mean how does the data that gets piped into sendmail contain the contents of the file you want to attach to the email?

    – a CVn
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:49











  • Please see the updated script.. it now sends the same file size but now it contains begin 644 PRB0045758_EDI_UPLOAD_14-01-2016.xls M/#]X;6P@=F5R<VEO;CTB,2XP(C^"CQS<SI7;W)K8F]O:R!X;6QN<SIS<STB M=7)N.G-C:&5M87,M;6EC<F]S;V9T+6-O;3IO9F9I8V4Z<W!R96%D<VAE970B M/@H<W,Z4W1Y;&5S/@H<W,Z4W1Y;&4@<W,Z240](D]R86-L941A=&4B/@H M<W,Z3G5M8F5R1F]R;6%T('-S.D9O<FUA=#TB9&0O;6TO>7EY>5P@:&@Z;6TZ M<W,B+SX*/"]S<SI3='EL93X*/"]S<SI3='EL97,^"CQS<SI7;W)K<VAE970@

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:58











  • duplicate of stackoverflow.com/q/17359/7552

    – glenn jackman
    Jan 15 '16 at 11:35
















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#!/bin/bash

ATTACH1=file.xls<br>
SUBJECT="subj"<br>
FROM=me@domain.com<br>
TO=you@domain.com<br>
CC=them@domain.com<br>
MIME="Application/vnd.ms-excel" <br>
FILE=$ATTACH1<br>
boundary="---my-unlikely-text-for-mime-boundary---$$--" <br>
(cat <<!<br>
From: $FROM<br>
To: $TO<br>
Subject: $SUBJECT<br>
Date: $(date +"%a, %b %e %Y %T %z")<br>
Mime-Version: 1.0<br>
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="$boundary"<br>


This email has attached the file<br>
--$boundary<br>
Content-Type: $MIME;name="$FILE"<br>
Content-Disposition: attachment;filename="$FILE"<br>

!<br>
uuencode ${ATTACH1} ${ATTACH1}<br>
) | sendmail -v ${TO}<br>


Hi,



The above code can send xls file using shell script. But the problem is that, the received file cant be open. Also, the file size of the xls becomes smaller. Example: original xls attachment size is 17kb before sending, but the received file becomes 378b in size after it was sent..



What can I do to make the xls that was received becomes readable when open by the receiver? What is wrong or missing in the above script? Please help!!!!



And by the way.. I CANNOT USE MUTT










share|improve this question

























  • Where are you putting the file content?

    – a CVn
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:43











  • you mean the code above? I put it in as script1.sh file then execute it by ./script1.sh

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:45











  • No, I mean how does the data that gets piped into sendmail contain the contents of the file you want to attach to the email?

    – a CVn
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:49











  • Please see the updated script.. it now sends the same file size but now it contains begin 644 PRB0045758_EDI_UPLOAD_14-01-2016.xls M/#]X;6P@=F5R<VEO;CTB,2XP(C^"CQS<SI7;W)K8F]O:R!X;6QN<SIS<STB M=7)N.G-C:&5M87,M;6EC<F]S;V9T+6-O;3IO9F9I8V4Z<W!R96%D<VAE970B M/@H<W,Z4W1Y;&5S/@H<W,Z4W1Y;&4@<W,Z240](D]R86-L941A=&4B/@H M<W,Z3G5M8F5R1F]R;6%T('-S.D9O<FUA=#TB9&0O;6TO>7EY>5P@:&@Z;6TZ M<W,B+SX*/"]S<SI3='EL93X*/"]S<SI3='EL97,^"CQS<SI7;W)K<VAE970@

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:58











  • duplicate of stackoverflow.com/q/17359/7552

    – glenn jackman
    Jan 15 '16 at 11:35














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#!/bin/bash

ATTACH1=file.xls<br>
SUBJECT="subj"<br>
FROM=me@domain.com<br>
TO=you@domain.com<br>
CC=them@domain.com<br>
MIME="Application/vnd.ms-excel" <br>
FILE=$ATTACH1<br>
boundary="---my-unlikely-text-for-mime-boundary---$$--" <br>
(cat <<!<br>
From: $FROM<br>
To: $TO<br>
Subject: $SUBJECT<br>
Date: $(date +"%a, %b %e %Y %T %z")<br>
Mime-Version: 1.0<br>
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="$boundary"<br>


This email has attached the file<br>
--$boundary<br>
Content-Type: $MIME;name="$FILE"<br>
Content-Disposition: attachment;filename="$FILE"<br>

!<br>
uuencode ${ATTACH1} ${ATTACH1}<br>
) | sendmail -v ${TO}<br>


Hi,



The above code can send xls file using shell script. But the problem is that, the received file cant be open. Also, the file size of the xls becomes smaller. Example: original xls attachment size is 17kb before sending, but the received file becomes 378b in size after it was sent..



What can I do to make the xls that was received becomes readable when open by the receiver? What is wrong or missing in the above script? Please help!!!!



And by the way.. I CANNOT USE MUTT










share|improve this question
















#!/bin/bash

ATTACH1=file.xls<br>
SUBJECT="subj"<br>
FROM=me@domain.com<br>
TO=you@domain.com<br>
CC=them@domain.com<br>
MIME="Application/vnd.ms-excel" <br>
FILE=$ATTACH1<br>
boundary="---my-unlikely-text-for-mime-boundary---$$--" <br>
(cat <<!<br>
From: $FROM<br>
To: $TO<br>
Subject: $SUBJECT<br>
Date: $(date +"%a, %b %e %Y %T %z")<br>
Mime-Version: 1.0<br>
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="$boundary"<br>


This email has attached the file<br>
--$boundary<br>
Content-Type: $MIME;name="$FILE"<br>
Content-Disposition: attachment;filename="$FILE"<br>

!<br>
uuencode ${ATTACH1} ${ATTACH1}<br>
) | sendmail -v ${TO}<br>


Hi,



The above code can send xls file using shell script. But the problem is that, the received file cant be open. Also, the file size of the xls becomes smaller. Example: original xls attachment size is 17kb before sending, but the received file becomes 378b in size after it was sent..



What can I do to make the xls that was received becomes readable when open by the receiver? What is wrong or missing in the above script? Please help!!!!



And by the way.. I CANNOT USE MUTT







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  • Where are you putting the file content?

    – a CVn
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:43











  • you mean the code above? I put it in as script1.sh file then execute it by ./script1.sh

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:45











  • No, I mean how does the data that gets piped into sendmail contain the contents of the file you want to attach to the email?

    – a CVn
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:49











  • Please see the updated script.. it now sends the same file size but now it contains begin 644 PRB0045758_EDI_UPLOAD_14-01-2016.xls M/#]X;6P@=F5R<VEO;CTB,2XP(C^"CQS<SI7;W)K8F]O:R!X;6QN<SIS<STB M=7)N.G-C:&5M87,M;6EC<F]S;V9T+6-O;3IO9F9I8V4Z<W!R96%D<VAE970B M/@H<W,Z4W1Y;&5S/@H<W,Z4W1Y;&4@<W,Z240](D]R86-L941A=&4B/@H M<W,Z3G5M8F5R1F]R;6%T('-S.D9O<FUA=#TB9&0O;6TO>7EY>5P@:&@Z;6TZ M<W,B+SX*/"]S<SI3='EL93X*/"]S<SI3='EL97,^"CQS<SI7;W)K<VAE970@

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:58











  • duplicate of stackoverflow.com/q/17359/7552

    – glenn jackman
    Jan 15 '16 at 11:35



















  • Where are you putting the file content?

    – a CVn
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:43











  • you mean the code above? I put it in as script1.sh file then execute it by ./script1.sh

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:45











  • No, I mean how does the data that gets piped into sendmail contain the contents of the file you want to attach to the email?

    – a CVn
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:49











  • Please see the updated script.. it now sends the same file size but now it contains begin 644 PRB0045758_EDI_UPLOAD_14-01-2016.xls M/#]X;6P@=F5R<VEO;CTB,2XP(C^"CQS<SI7;W)K8F]O:R!X;6QN<SIS<STB M=7)N.G-C:&5M87,M;6EC<F]S;V9T+6-O;3IO9F9I8V4Z<W!R96%D<VAE970B M/@H<W,Z4W1Y;&5S/@H<W,Z4W1Y;&4@<W,Z240](D]R86-L941A=&4B/@H M<W,Z3G5M8F5R1F]R;6%T('-S.D9O<FUA=#TB9&0O;6TO>7EY>5P@:&@Z;6TZ M<W,B+SX*/"]S<SI3='EL93X*/"]S<SI3='EL97,^"CQS<SI7;W)K<VAE970@

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 10:58











  • duplicate of stackoverflow.com/q/17359/7552

    – glenn jackman
    Jan 15 '16 at 11:35

















Where are you putting the file content?

– a CVn
Jan 15 '16 at 10:43





Where are you putting the file content?

– a CVn
Jan 15 '16 at 10:43













you mean the code above? I put it in as script1.sh file then execute it by ./script1.sh

– RaymonN
Jan 15 '16 at 10:45





you mean the code above? I put it in as script1.sh file then execute it by ./script1.sh

– RaymonN
Jan 15 '16 at 10:45













No, I mean how does the data that gets piped into sendmail contain the contents of the file you want to attach to the email?

– a CVn
Jan 15 '16 at 10:49





No, I mean how does the data that gets piped into sendmail contain the contents of the file you want to attach to the email?

– a CVn
Jan 15 '16 at 10:49













Please see the updated script.. it now sends the same file size but now it contains begin 644 PRB0045758_EDI_UPLOAD_14-01-2016.xls M/#]X;6P@=F5R<VEO;CTB,2XP(C^"CQS<SI7;W)K8F]O:R!X;6QN<SIS<STB M=7)N.G-C:&5M87,M;6EC<F]S;V9T+6-O;3IO9F9I8V4Z<W!R96%D<VAE970B M/@H<W,Z4W1Y;&5S/@H<W,Z4W1Y;&4@<W,Z240](D]R86-L941A=&4B/@H M<W,Z3G5M8F5R1F]R;6%T('-S.D9O<FUA=#TB9&0O;6TO>7EY>5P@:&@Z;6TZ M<W,B+SX*/"]S<SI3='EL93X*/"]S<SI3='EL97,^"CQS<SI7;W)K<VAE970@

– RaymonN
Jan 15 '16 at 10:58





Please see the updated script.. it now sends the same file size but now it contains begin 644 PRB0045758_EDI_UPLOAD_14-01-2016.xls M/#]X;6P@=F5R<VEO;CTB,2XP(C^"CQS<SI7;W)K8F]O:R!X;6QN<SIS<STB M=7)N.G-C:&5M87,M;6EC<F]S;V9T+6-O;3IO9F9I8V4Z<W!R96%D<VAE970B M/@H<W,Z4W1Y;&5S/@H<W,Z4W1Y;&4@<W,Z240](D]R86-L941A=&4B/@H M<W,Z3G5M8F5R1F]R;6%T('-S.D9O<FUA=#TB9&0O;6TO>7EY>5P@:&@Z;6TZ M<W,B+SX*/"]S<SI3='EL93X*/"]S<SI3='EL97,^"CQS<SI7;W)K<VAE970@

– RaymonN
Jan 15 '16 at 10:58













duplicate of stackoverflow.com/q/17359/7552

– glenn jackman
Jan 15 '16 at 11:35





duplicate of stackoverflow.com/q/17359/7552

– glenn jackman
Jan 15 '16 at 11:35










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You need to specify the Content-Transfer-Encoding for the MIME part with the attachment. I don't know if uuencode is a standard one. Base64 is though.



You also need to send the closing boundary marker.



Your redirection into cat is wrong.



(cat << !
From: $FROM
To: $TO
Subject: $SUBJECT
Date: $(date +"%a, %b %e %Y %T %z")
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="$boundary"

This email has attached the file

--$boundary
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Please see the attachmed file.

--$boundary
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Type: $MIME;name="$ATTACH1"
Content-Disposition: attachment;filename="$ATTACH1"

$(base64 "$ATTACH1")

--$boundary--
!
) | sendmail -v "$TO"





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  • base64: command not found :(

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 13:31











  • Try Content-Transfer-Encoding: uuencode and use uuencode on the file like you were doing.

    – glenn jackman
    Jan 15 '16 at 14:32











  • still not working..the attached file when received cannot be open

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 15:06











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You need to specify the Content-Transfer-Encoding for the MIME part with the attachment. I don't know if uuencode is a standard one. Base64 is though.



You also need to send the closing boundary marker.



Your redirection into cat is wrong.



(cat << !
From: $FROM
To: $TO
Subject: $SUBJECT
Date: $(date +"%a, %b %e %Y %T %z")
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="$boundary"

This email has attached the file

--$boundary
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Please see the attachmed file.

--$boundary
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Type: $MIME;name="$ATTACH1"
Content-Disposition: attachment;filename="$ATTACH1"

$(base64 "$ATTACH1")

--$boundary--
!
) | sendmail -v "$TO"





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  • base64: command not found :(

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 13:31











  • Try Content-Transfer-Encoding: uuencode and use uuencode on the file like you were doing.

    – glenn jackman
    Jan 15 '16 at 14:32











  • still not working..the attached file when received cannot be open

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 15:06
















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You need to specify the Content-Transfer-Encoding for the MIME part with the attachment. I don't know if uuencode is a standard one. Base64 is though.



You also need to send the closing boundary marker.



Your redirection into cat is wrong.



(cat << !
From: $FROM
To: $TO
Subject: $SUBJECT
Date: $(date +"%a, %b %e %Y %T %z")
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="$boundary"

This email has attached the file

--$boundary
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Please see the attachmed file.

--$boundary
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Type: $MIME;name="$ATTACH1"
Content-Disposition: attachment;filename="$ATTACH1"

$(base64 "$ATTACH1")

--$boundary--
!
) | sendmail -v "$TO"





share|improve this answer
























  • base64: command not found :(

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 13:31











  • Try Content-Transfer-Encoding: uuencode and use uuencode on the file like you were doing.

    – glenn jackman
    Jan 15 '16 at 14:32











  • still not working..the attached file when received cannot be open

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 15:06














0












0








0







You need to specify the Content-Transfer-Encoding for the MIME part with the attachment. I don't know if uuencode is a standard one. Base64 is though.



You also need to send the closing boundary marker.



Your redirection into cat is wrong.



(cat << !
From: $FROM
To: $TO
Subject: $SUBJECT
Date: $(date +"%a, %b %e %Y %T %z")
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="$boundary"

This email has attached the file

--$boundary
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Please see the attachmed file.

--$boundary
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Type: $MIME;name="$ATTACH1"
Content-Disposition: attachment;filename="$ATTACH1"

$(base64 "$ATTACH1")

--$boundary--
!
) | sendmail -v "$TO"





share|improve this answer













You need to specify the Content-Transfer-Encoding for the MIME part with the attachment. I don't know if uuencode is a standard one. Base64 is though.



You also need to send the closing boundary marker.



Your redirection into cat is wrong.



(cat << !
From: $FROM
To: $TO
Subject: $SUBJECT
Date: $(date +"%a, %b %e %Y %T %z")
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="$boundary"

This email has attached the file

--$boundary
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Please see the attachmed file.

--$boundary
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Type: $MIME;name="$ATTACH1"
Content-Disposition: attachment;filename="$ATTACH1"

$(base64 "$ATTACH1")

--$boundary--
!
) | sendmail -v "$TO"






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  • base64: command not found :(

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 13:31











  • Try Content-Transfer-Encoding: uuencode and use uuencode on the file like you were doing.

    – glenn jackman
    Jan 15 '16 at 14:32











  • still not working..the attached file when received cannot be open

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 15:06



















  • base64: command not found :(

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 13:31











  • Try Content-Transfer-Encoding: uuencode and use uuencode on the file like you were doing.

    – glenn jackman
    Jan 15 '16 at 14:32











  • still not working..the attached file when received cannot be open

    – RaymonN
    Jan 15 '16 at 15:06

















base64: command not found :(

– RaymonN
Jan 15 '16 at 13:31





base64: command not found :(

– RaymonN
Jan 15 '16 at 13:31













Try Content-Transfer-Encoding: uuencode and use uuencode on the file like you were doing.

– glenn jackman
Jan 15 '16 at 14:32





Try Content-Transfer-Encoding: uuencode and use uuencode on the file like you were doing.

– glenn jackman
Jan 15 '16 at 14:32













still not working..the attached file when received cannot be open

– RaymonN
Jan 15 '16 at 15:06





still not working..the attached file when received cannot be open

– RaymonN
Jan 15 '16 at 15:06


















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