How can I get attachments to stick and actually be sent with an email using 27.0.91?

How can I get attachments to stick and actually be sent with an email using 27.0.91?

[Sharon Kimble]

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I've just spent a frustrating 20 minutes trying to attach a pdf file to
an email to be sent with the email itself. I've tried attaching a file,
attaching a buffer, and also attaching an external pdf file. None of
them were successful, so how can I do it please?

Thanks
  Sharon.  
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Debian 10.2, fluxbox 1.3.7, emacs 27.0.91, org 9.3.7
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Re: How can I get attachments to stick and actually be sent with an email using 27.0.91?

[Stefan Monnier]

> I've just spent a frustrating 20 minutes trying to attach a pdf file to
> an email to be sent with the email itself. I've tried attaching a file,
> attaching a buffer, and also attaching an external pdf file. None of
> them were successful, so how can I do it please?

I do

    M-x *-att-fil RET

which completes to `mml-attach-file`.


        Stefan

Re: How can I get attachments to stick and actually be sent with an email using 27.0.91?

[Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor]

Stefan Monnier wrote:

>> I've just spent a frustrating 20 minutes trying to
>> attach a pdf file to an email to be sent with the
>> email itself. I've tried attaching a file,
>> attaching a buffer, and also attaching an external
>> pdf file. None of them were successful, so how can
>> I do it please?
>
> I do
>
>     M-x *-att-fil RET
>
> which completes to `mml-attach-file`.

Yes, that's C-c C-a.

Don't mess with the inserted data, just send
the message.

-- 
underground experts united
http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573
https://dataswamp.org/~incal

Re: How can I get attachments to stick and actually be sent with an email using 27.0.91?

[Sharon Kimble]

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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> I've just spent a frustrating 20 minutes trying to attach a pdf file to
>> an email to be sent with the email itself. I've tried attaching a file,
>> attaching a buffer, and also attaching an external pdf file. None of
>> them were successful, so how can I do it please?
>
> I do
>
>     M-x *-att-fil RET
>
> which completes to `mml-attach-file`.
>

Thanks Stefan.

I've been trying this again and I've now got an error report which says -

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Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function mm-substring-no-properties)
  (mm-substring-no-properties file)
  (mml-insert-empty-tag 'part 'type type 'filename (mm-substring-no-properties file) 'disposition (or disposition "attachment") 'description description)
  (let ((head (if (and (message-in-body-p) (not mml-attach-files-at-end)) nil (point)))) (if (or head mml-attach-files-at-end) (goto-char (point-max))) (mml-insert-empty-tag 'part 'type type 'filename (mm-substring-no-properties file) 'disposition (or disposition "attachment") 'description description) (or (eq mail-user-agent 'message-user-agent) (setq mail-encode-mml t)) (if (or head mml-attach-files-at-end) (progn (if (pos-visible-in-window-p) nil (message "The file \"%s\" has been attached at the end of the ..." (file-name-nondirectory file))) (goto-char head))))
  mml-attach-file("/home/boudiccas/.emacs.d/attachments/land-registry..." "application/pdf" "charge 1" "attachment")
  funcall-interactively(mml-attach-file "/home/boudiccas/.emacs.d/attachments/land-registry..." "application/pdf" "charge 1" "attachment")
  call-interactively(mml-attach-file nil nil)
  command-execute(mml-attach-file)
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So how can I get round this please, as my lisp knowledge or/and skills could easily be bettered by a goldfish?

Thanks
  Sharon.  
- -- 
A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk
TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk
DrugFacts = https://www.drugfacts.org.uk
Debian 10.2, fluxbox 1.3.7, emacs 27.0.91, org 9.3.7
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Re: How can I get attachments to stick and actually be sent with an email using 27.0.91?

[Sharon Kimble]

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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> I've just spent a frustrating 20 minutes trying to attach a pdf file to
>> an email to be sent with the email itself. I've tried attaching a file,
>> attaching a buffer, and also attaching an external pdf file. None of
>> them were successful, so how can I do it please?
>
> I do
>
>     M-x *-att-fil RET
>
> which completes to `mml-attach-file`.
>

And searching for 'mm-substring-no-properties' in my config turns up this

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#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(setq mml-attach-files-at-end t)

(defun mml-attach-file (file &optional type description disposition)
  "Attach a file to the outgoing MIME message.
The file is not inserted or encoded until you send the message with
`\\[message-send-and-exit]' or `\\[message-send]' in Message mode,
or `\\[mail-send-and-exit]' or `\\[mail-send]' in Mail mode.

FILE is the name of the file to attach.  TYPE is its
content-type, a string of the form \"type/subtype\".  DESCRIPTION
is a one-line description of the attachment.  The DISPOSITION
specifies how the attachment is intended to be displayed.  It can
be either \"inline\" (displayed automatically within the message
body) or \"attachment\" (separate from the body)."
  (interactive
   (let* ((file (mml-minibuffer-read-file "Attach file: "))
          (type (mml-minibuffer-read-type file))
          (description (mml-minibuffer-read-description))
          (disposition (mml-minibuffer-read-disposition type nil file)))
     (list file type description disposition)))
  ;; If in the message header, attach at the end and leave point unchanged.
  (let ((head (unless (and (message-in-body-p) (not mml-attach-files-at-end)) (point))))
    (if (or head mml-attach-files-at-end) (goto-char (point-max)))
    (mml-insert-empty-tag 'part
                          'type type
                          ;; icicles redefines read-file-name and returns a
                          ;; string w/ text properties :-/
                          'filename (mm-substring-no-properties file)
                          'disposition (or disposition "attachment")
                          'description description)
    ;; When using Mail mode, make sure it does the mime encoding
    ;; when you send the message.
    (or (eq mail-user-agent 'message-user-agent)
        (setq mail-encode-mml t))
    (when (or head mml-attach-files-at-end)
      (unless (pos-visible-in-window-p)
        (message "The file \"%s\" has been attached at the end of the message"
                 (file-name-nondirectory file)))
      (goto-char head))))
#+end_src
[2015-03-27 Fri 16:34]
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/gnu.emacs.gnus/4hzShoQEff4/9-CjUhEkLFMJ
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Now that code worked in emacs-26, but its failing in emacs-27.0.91. And,
being as that code has been in use since March 2015 it may well be past
its use-by-date!

So can anyone help me out please?

Thanks
  Sharon.
- -- 
A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk
TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk
DrugFacts = https://www.drugfacts.org.uk
Debian 10.2, fluxbox 1.3.7, emacs 27.0.91, org 9.3.7
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Re: How can I get attachments to stick and actually be sent with an email using 27.0.91?

[Stefan Monnier]

> And searching for 'mm-substring-no-properties' in my config turns up this
[...]
> (defun mml-attach-file (file &optional type description disposition)

Well, if you silently overwrite functions like that, you get what ask
for ;-)


        Stefan