I am trying to get an ASP.NET email form to run using C#

Here is my code:

SmtpClient Mail = new SmtpClient("smtp.mydomain.com");
        Mail.Send("myemail@ddress.com", txtEmail.Text,
                  txtName.Text, txtMessage.Text, txtPref.Text);

When I run that I get the following error message:

Description: An error occurred during the compilation of a resource required to service this request. Please review the following specific error details and modify your source code appropriately.

Compiler Error Message: CS1501: No overload for method 'Send' takes '5' arguments

If I take out txtName or txtMessage or txtPref it works, is there a way to get it to work with all of them?

No ...

It seems strange that you cant send send more than five things.

Compiler Error Message: CS1501: No overload for method 'Send' takes '5' arguments

Why strange??

put the error message and the fact that taking out one item works and you have your answer.

or maybe if you read

SmtpClient.Send Method

I've just tried another method of sending emails run the programme and that only takes 4 arguments.

Why does it limit the number of fields you can have?

because that is what it is designed with.

Use System.Web.Mail.MailMessage class

Originally Posted by pjb007

I am trying to get an ASP.NET email form to run using C#

Here is my code:

SmtpClient Mail = new SmtpClient("smtp.mydomain.com");
        Mail.Send("myemail@ddress.com", txtEmail.Text,
                  txtName.Text, txtMessage.Text, txtPref.Text);

When I run that I get the following error message:


If I take out txtName or txtMessage or txtPref it works, is there a way to get it to work with all of them?

You have to create a MailMessage object and add everything you need to that, then use the MailMessage object in the send method:

SmtpClient _smtp = new SmtpClient();
MailMessage _mm = new MailMessage();
_mm.From = new MailAddress(_strFrom);
_mm.To.Add(new MailAddress(_strTo));
_mm.Subject = _strSubject;
_mm.IsBodyHtml = true;
_mm.Body = _strBody;
_smtp.Send(_mm);