messaging:attachment

Compose an attachment and append it to the email.

Example

1<messaging:emailTemplate recipientType="Contact"
2	relatedToType="Account"
3	subject="Case report for Account: {!relatedTo.name}"
4	replyTo="support@example.com">
5
6	<messaging:htmlEmailBody>
7	<html>
8		<body>
9		<p>Dear {!recipient.name},</p>
10		<p>Attached is a list of cases related to {!relatedTo.name}.</p>
11		<center>
12		<apex:outputLink value="https://salesforce.com">
13			For more detailed information log in to Salesforce.com
14		</apex:outputLink>
15		</center>
16		</body>
17	</html>
18	</messaging:htmlEmailBody>
19
20	<messaging:attachment renderAs="PDF" filename="yourCases.pdf">
21	<html>
22		<body>
23		<p>You can display your {!relatedTo.name} cases as a PDF</p>
24		<table border="0" >
25		<tr>
26			<th>Case Number</th><th>Origin</th>
27			<th>Creator Email</th><th>Status</th>
28		</tr>
29		<apex:repeat var="cx" value="{!relatedTo.Cases}">
30		<tr>
31			<td><a href =
32			     "https://na1.salesforce.com/{!cx.id}">{!cx.CaseNumber}
33				</a></td>
34			<td>{!cx.Origin}</td>
35			<td>{!cx.Contact.email}</td>
36			<td>{!cx.Status}</td>
37		</tr>
38		</apex:repeat>
39		</table>
40		</body>
41	</html>
42	</messaging:attachment>
43</messaging:emailTemplate>

Attributes

Attribute Name	Attribute Type	Description	API Version	Access
`filename`	String	Sets a file name on the attachment. If a filename isn’t provided, one is generated for you.	14.0
`id`	String	An identifier that other components in the page use to reference the attachment component.	14.0	global
`inline`	Boolean	Sets the HTTP `Content-Disposition` header of the attachment in the email to `inline`.	17.0
`renderAs`	String	Indicates how the attachment is rendered. The default value is `"text"`.Although any MIME type/subtype is a valid `renderAs` value, Visualforce supports content conversion of only PDFs.Visualforce doesn’t generate other file formats. It only sets the `Content-Type` field of the HTTP response header to the specified MIME type. Some file formats, such as .xlsx, can fail to render.	14.0
`rendered`	Boolean	A Boolean value that specifies whether the component is rendered on the page. If not specified, this value defaults to `true`.	14.0	global

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