Embed images in email and send via Powershell - html

I am editing one of my old scripts to send an email to a user with images embedded into the text. I am trying to use the Send-MailMessage function to send the email as opposed to the older method of $smtp.send($msg). However, when trying to update the script, the images are no longer being embedded.
I know how to attach them to the email as actual attachments, but I am not sure what I am doing wrong to have them show as actual embedded images.
NOTE: for brevity, I removed some of the full email since it is large and as long as I can get an image or two working, it will all work.
# force powershell to run as an x86 process
Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser Unrestricted
if ($env:Processor_Architecture -ne "x86") {
&"$env:windir\syswow64\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -file $myinvocation.Mycommand.path
exit
}
# initialize the script
if ($startupvariables) { try {Remove-Variable -Name startupvariables -Scope Global -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } catch { } }
New-Variable -force -name startupVariables -value ( Get-Variable | ForEach-Object { $_.Name } )
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('Microsoft.VisualBasic') | Out-Null
$Separator = ".", "#"
# advise what the script does
Add-Type -AssemblyName PresentationCore,PresentationFramework
$ButtonType = [System.Windows.MessageBoxButton]::OKCancel
$MessageIcon = [System.Windows.MessageBoxImage]::Warning
$MessageTitle = "Shared Drive Access Assistance"
$MessageBody = "This script asks the user to provide more information regarding a network drive that they would like access to.`n`nTo use it, enter the below information:`n`n`n`tTicket Number`n`n`tUser's Email Address`n`n`tRequestor's Email Address`n`n`nIf this is the script you want to use, click OK.`nIf not, click Cancel."
$Result = [System.Windows.MessageBox]::Show($MessageBody,$MessageTitle,$ButtonType,$MessageIcon)
if ($Result -eq "Cancel")
{
Exit-PSSession
}
else
{
# get the ticket number
$Ticket = [Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction]::InputBox("Enter the SCTask ticket number" , "Ticket Number")
# get the user id via the email address
$UserID = [Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction]::InputBox("Enter the user's email address" , "User Email Address")
$User = $UserID.split($Separator)
$Firstname = $User[0].substring(0,1).toupper()+$User[0].substring(1).tolower()
$Lastname = $User[1].substring(0,1).toupper()+$User[1].substring(1).tolower()
$User = $Firstname, $Lastname
# get local username
$Username = [System.Environment]::UserName
# create email
$subject = "Ticket $Ticket on Hold for User Response - Shared Drive Access for $User - Awaiting Additional Information"
$body = #"
<html>
<body style="font-family:calibri">
To $Requestor, $User,<br>
<br>
<br>
In order to proceed with your request for shared drive access, we require the server name and full path to the folder you need access to. If you do not already know this information, you will need to provide these instructions to someone that already has access to the folder that you need access to.<br>
<br>
1) Click the Start menu<br>
<br>
<img src="cid:image1.png"><br>
<img src="cid:image2.png"><br>
<img src="cid:image3.png"><br>
<br>
<br>
2) Navigate to "Computer"<br>
<br>
<img src="cid:image4.png"><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
If you have any questions or need assistance with this process, please contact the Service Desk via one of the methods listed below.
<br>
<br>
Thank You,<br>
<br>
IT Service Desk<br>
</body>
</html>
"#
$att1 = new-object Net.Mail.Attachment ("T:\PS Scripts\Images\shareddrive1.png")
$att2 = new-object Net.Mail.Attachment ("T:\PS Scripts\Images\shareddrive2.png")
$att3 = new-object Net.Mail.Attachment ("T:\PS Scripts\Images\shareddrive3.png")
$att4 = new-object Net.Mail.Attachment ("T:\PS Scripts\Images\shareddrive4.png")
$att1.ContentId = "image1.png"
$att2.ContentId = "image2.png"
$att3.ContentId = "image3.png"
$att4.ContentId = "image4.png"
# $msg.Attachments.Add($att1)
# $msg.Attachments.Add($att2)
# $msg.Attachments.Add($att3)
# $msg.Attachments.Add($att4)
# create confirmation message
$ButtonType = [System.Windows.MessageBoxButton]::YesNo
$MessageIcon = [System.Windows.MessageBoxImage]::Warning
$MessageTitle = "Shared Drive Access Assistance"
$MessageBody = "The information you have entered is show below:`n`n`nTicket Number: $Ticket`n`nUser's Email Address: $UserID`n`nRequstor's Email Address: $RequestorID`n`n`nIf you would like to send the email, click Yes.`nOtherwise, click No."
$Result = [System.Windows.MessageBox]::Show($MessageBody,$MessageTitle,$ButtonType,$MessageIcon)
if ($Result -eq "No")
{
Exit-PSSession
}
else
# send email
{
Send-MailMessage -To "<$UserID>" -bcc "<$Username#dana.com>" -from "<itservicedesk#x.com>" -Subject $global:subject -SmtpServer "mailrelay.x.com" -BodyAsHtml -body $global:body
}
}
Function Clean-Memory {
Get-Variable |
Where-Object { $startupVariables -notcontains $_.Name } |
ForEach-Object {
try { Remove-Variable -Name "$($_.Name)" -Force -Scope "global" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -WarningAction SilentlyContinue}
catch { }
}
}


So the real question is how to embed a image into the HTML document from a attachment
CID aka Content ID will allow you to attach a image and then use that attached image in the document. Avoid using spaces in the Content ID name.
Send-MailMessage -To "Test#Test.com" -from "Test2#Test.com" -SmtpServer SMTP.TEST.NET -Subject "Hello" -BodyAsHtml -Body "<img src='cid:Test.png'>" -Port 25 -Attachments "C:\Users\Test\Test.png"
You are using
$att1 = new-object Net.Mail.Attachment ("T:\PS Scripts\Images\shareddrive1.png")
$att2 = new-object Net.Mail.Attachment ("T:\PS Scripts\Images\shareddrive2.png")
$att3 = new-object Net.Mail.Attachment ("T:\PS Scripts\Images\shareddrive3.png")
$att4 = new-object Net.Mail.Attachment ("T:\PS Scripts\Images\shareddrive4.png")
$att1.ContentId = "image1.png"
$att2.ContentId = "image2.png"
$att3.ContentId = "image3.png"
$att4.ContentId = "image4.png"
but when you send the mail you are not attaching those attachments
Send-MailMessage -To "<$UserID>" -bcc "<$Username#dana.com>" -from "<itservicedesk#x.com>" -Subject $global:subject -SmtpServer "mailrelay.x.com" -BodyAsHtml -body $global:body
You could stop using the Net.Mail.Attachment and instead do something like
$Body = #"
<html>
<body style="font-family:calibri">
<b>This is image 1</b>
<img src='cid:TEST1.png'>
<b>This is image 2</b>
<img src='cid:Test2.png'>
</body>
</html>
"#
Send-MailMessage -To "Test#Test.com" `
-from "Test2#Test.com" `
-SmtpServer Test.smtp.com `
-Subject "Hello" `
-BodyAsHtml -body $body `
-Attachments "C:\Test\TEST1.png", "C:\Test\TEST2.png"


You can embed the image into the HTML, therefore there are no extra files.
It is replacing
{img=file}
with data URL
{src="data:image/png;base64,[base64 encoded long string representing the image]}
There are many online converters that can convert your image file into the required code.
Just google for Image to Data URI converter.


Here is a simple example using MailKit. I had do download the packages from https://www.nuget.org/packages/MimeKit and https://www.nuget.org/packages/MailKit and unpack with 7Zip as PowerShell was struggling to install from the CLI. I got some ideas from here but wanted to add an example of an embedded image, https://adamtheautomator.com/powershell-email.
You can do all sorts with MimeKit and MailKit including modern Auth which is great. It's also supper fast and the Client and even a Connection can be used in a loop to send lots of messages. There is probably an upper bound on how long to use a connection without refreshing?
$mailServer = "domain-com.mail.protection.outlook.com"
$SMTP = New-Object MailKit.Net.Smtp.SmtpClient
Add-Type -Path ".\mailkit.3.3.0\netstandard2.0\MailKit.dll"
Add-Type -Path ".\mimekit.3.3.0\netstandard2.0\MimeKit.dll"
$SMTP.Connect($mailServer, 25, [MailKit.Security.SecureSocketOptions]::StartTls, $False)
$Message = New-Object MimeKit.MimeMessage
$message.From.Add("a.person#domain.com");
$message.To.Add("b.person#domain.com");
$message.Subject = "Some Subject";
$builder = [MimeKit.BodyBuilder]::new();
$image = $builder.LinkedResources.Add($path);
$image.ContentId = [MimeKit.Utils.MimeUtils]::GenerateMessageId();
$body = #"
<html>
<body style="font-family:calibri">
<b>This is image 1</b>
<img src='cid:$($image.ContentId)'>
</body>
</html>
"#
$builder.HtmlBody = $body
#Now we just need to set the message body and we're done
$message.Body = $builder.ToMessageBody();
$SMTP.Send($Message)
$SMTP.Disconnect($true)
$SMTP.Dispose()

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I was almost done with my script and did some late night editing and written over my old version so I cannot go back.
The script was running fine, still needed some tweaks but now it ha come to a complete halt.
The idea is to GC a list of IP's. Resolve the IP's and place them in an excel sheet. Then save the sheet to htm and xlsx. And finally mailing those to me.
Now it gets stuck on sorting the sheet, saving AND mailing...
Can someone give me some insight on what I did wrong here?
it gets stuck on sorting the sheet, saving AND mailing.
It no longer sorts B3:B$Count:
Exception calling "Sort" with "1" argument(s): "The sort reference is not valid. Make sure that it's within the data you want to sort, and the first Sort By box isn't the same or blank."
At C:\Folder\Scripts\Get-IP.ps1:137 char:5
+ [void] $objRange.Sort($objRange2)
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ComMethodTargetInvocation
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+ $b.SaveAs("$FileXML")
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ComMethodTargetInvocation
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At C:\Folder\Scripts\Get-IP.ps1:217 char:13
+ $SMTP = New-Object System.Net.Mail.MailMessage($SMTP, 587)
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [New-Object], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ConstructorInvokedThrowException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewObjectCommand
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target="_parent">Creator'
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$range.Merge() | Out-Null
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<# Insert script :D #>
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<# Insert script :D #>
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<# Insert script :D #>
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$d.EntireColumn.AutoFit() | Out-Null
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#cls
}
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$b.SaveAs("$FileXML")
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$b.SaveAs("$FileHTML",$xlExcelHTML)
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$b.Close()
get-process *Excel* | Stop-Process -force
#Move .txt file to the correct HTML folder.
move-item $file $path2 -Force
#Clear screen, again. (Let's keep things tidy.)
#cls
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# url $url
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$From = "Blocked IP <###g##.com>"
$To = "IT Dept <#####.nl>"
$CC = "Someone <##r###.nl"
$SMTP = "smtp.gmail.com"
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$username = "#####.com"
$password = "##"
$secstr = New-Object -TypeName System.Security.SecureString
$password.ToCharArray() | ForEach-Object {$secstr.AppendChar($_)}
$Cred = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $username, $secstr
$ip = (Get-WmiObject -class win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration -Filter 'ipenabled = "true"').ipaddress[0]
#Clear screen, again. (Let's keep things tidy.)
#cls
#Send output as e-mail.
$SMTP = New-Object System.Net.Mail.MailMessage($SMTP, 587)
$SMTP.EnableSsl = $true
$SMTP.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential("$username", "$password");
$SMTP.isbodyhtml= $true
$SMTP.Send($From, $To, $Subject, $FileXML, $Body)
send-mailmessage -BodyAsHtml -from $From -to $To -cc $CC -subject $Subject -Attachments $FileXML -body $Body -priority High -smtpServer $SMTP -credential ($cred) -usessl
#Create a function to relase Com object at end of script.
function Release-Ref ($ref) {
([System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ReleaseComObject(
[System.__ComObject]$ref) -gt 0)
[System.GC]::Collect()
[System.GC]::WaitForPendingFinalizers()
}
#Release COM Object
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ReleaseComObject([System.__ComObject]$a) | Out-Null
#Clear screen for the final time. (Let's keep things tidy.)
#cls
#Exit powershell
exit
Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Exception calling "Sort" with "1" argument(s): "The sort reference is not valid. Make sure that it's within the data you want to sort, and the first Sort By box isn't the same or blank."
Double-check that $objRange and $objRange2 reference the correct ranges:
$objRange.Address()
$objRange2.Address()
Not much else I can tell you here without seeing your actual data.
Exception calling "SaveAs" with "1" argument(s): "Microsoft Excel cannot access the file 'C://Folder/BlockedIP/HTML/2014-07-08/0BCEF810'. workbook."
If the path really were C://Folder/... you'd be getting a different exception. Please do not fabricate error messages.
New-Object : Exception calling ".ctor" with "2" argument(s): "The specified string is not in the form required for an e-mail address."
You're confusing MailMessage and SmtpClient class. Not to mention that you don't even need either of them, since you're using Send-MailMessage anyway. Just remove the following 5 lines:
$SMTP = New-Object System.Net.Mail.MailMessage($SMTP, 587)
$SMTP.EnableSsl = $true
$SMTP.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential("$username", "$password");
$SMTP.isbodyhtml= $true
$SMTP.Send($From, $To, $Subject, $FileXML, $Body)

Solved the sorting problem by altering the code to:
$objRange = $c.Range("A$($iRow):E$($intRow)")
$objRange2 = $c.Range("B$($iRow):B$($intRow)")
[void] $objRange.Sort($objRange2)
Turns out it got stuck on the header in the xml file
Replaced mailing with:
$From = "Blocked IP <#####.##>"
$To = "IT Dept <#####.##>"
$CC = "Someone <#####.##"
$Subject = "Blocked IPs for $date ($Count Total)"
#The href should point to the htm file in your iis/apache folder.
$WebLink = $FinalIPAddress+$FileHtmlWeb
$here = "<a href='http://$Weblink'><b>Here</b></a>"
#Define the body of your e-mail, in this case it displays a message and shows the server it is send from with it's local IP.
#A link to the .htm file, how many IP's were blocked and the date of the message.
$body = "Dear <font color=black>$to</font>,<br><br>"
$SMTPServer = "smtp.gmail.com"
$SMTPPort = "587"
$Username = "###gmail.com"
$Password = "##"
$message = New-Object System.Net.Mail.MailMessage
$message.IsBodyHTML = $true
$message.ReplyTo = $From
$message.Sender = $From
$message.subject = $subject
$message.body = $body
$message.to.add($to)
$message.from = $username
$message.attachments.add($MailXML)
$smtp = New-Object System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient($SMTPServer, $SMTPPort);
$smtp.EnableSSL = $true
$smtp.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential($Username, $Password);
$smtp.send($message)
The saving of the file turned out to be a misguided path.
Since the excel sheet was created from folder1 it wouldnt save instandly to folder 2 since its temp save file would remain in folder1.