embed mail compose in an iPhone app - iphone

Question

I want my app to send mail. I can use the mailto: URL scheme, but it terminates my app when launching iPhone mail. The newsreader from The Independent (British paper) seems to bring up a mail compose view within the app. When you send or cancel, the app reappears immediately.
Does anyone know how to do this?
thanks,

Answer 1

You need to use 3.0 Message UI Framework!

Answer 2

#import <MessageUI/MessageUI.h>
#interface ViewReminderViewController_iPhone : UIViewController
<MFMailComposeViewControllerDelegate>
{
UiButton *mailButton;
}
- (IBAction)EmailButton:(id)sender;
#end
#implementation ViewController
- (IBAction)EmailButton:(id)sender
{
MFMailComposeViewController *picker = [[MFMailComposeViewController alloc] init];
picker.mailComposeDelegate = self;
[picker setSubject:#"Your EMail Subject"];
//SET UP THE RECIPIENTS (or leave not set)
//NSArray *toRecipients = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:#"first#example.com", nil];
//[picker setToRecipients:toRecipients];
//NSArray *ccRecipients = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:#"second#example.com", #"third#example.com", nil];
//[picker setCcRecipients:ccRecipients];
//NSArray *bccRecipients = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:#"four#example.com", nil];
//[picker setBccRecipients:bccRecipients];
//ATTACH FILE
NSString *path;
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
path = [[paths objectAtIndex:0] stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"MediaFiles"];
path = [path stringByAppendingPathComponent:MyFileName];
NSLog(#"Attaching file: %#", path);
if ([[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:path]) //Does file exist?
{
NSLog(#"File exists to attach");
NSData *myData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:path];
[picker addAttachmentData:myData mimeType:#"application/octet-stream"
fileName:#"DesredFileName.mov"];
}
//CREATE EMAIL BODY TEXT
NSString *emailBody = #"Your Email Body";
[picker setMessageBody:emailBody isHTML:NO];
//PRESENT THE MAIL COMPOSITION INTERFACE
[self presentModalViewController:picker animated:YES];
[picker release];
}
Delegate To Clear Compose Email View Controller
- (void)mailComposeController:(MFMailComposeViewController *)controller
didFinishWithResult:(MFMailComposeResult)result
error:(NSError *)error
{
[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES]; //Clear the compose email view controller
}