Console apps have been around since .NET’s inception i.e. 2002. Over the years, it has had a bit of a windows dressing with additional APIs, integration with .NET Core and the like.<\/p>\n
Let’s look at a simple console app written in .NET Core that simply sends an email using the Net.Mail API.<\/p>\n
using System;\nusing System.Net.Mail;\n\nnamespace SMTP\n{\n class Program\n {\n static void Main(string[] args)\n {\n SendTestEmail();\n Console.WriteLine(\"The email was sent successfully!\");\n Console.ReadLine();\n }\n\n private static void SendTestEmail()\n {\n MailMessage mail = new MailMessage(\"Obi@eOberoi.com\", \"ooberoi@hotmail.com\");\n SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient\n {\n Port = 587,\n DeliveryMethod = SmtpDeliveryMethod.Network,\n UseDefaultCredentials = true,\n Host = \"smtp.google.com\",\n Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential(\"Obi@gmail.com\", \"MyPassword\")\n };\n \n mail.Subject = \"Testing Console App!\";\n mail.Body = \"How is it going Obi!\";\n client.Send(mail);\n }\n \n }\n<\/pre>\nLinks to similar blog posts (coming soon!<\/strong>):<\/p>\n\n- Publishing .NET Core app<\/a><\/li>\n
- Creating an .EXE in a Console App<\/a><\/li>\n
- Consuming Console App’s DLL externally (using Batch program)<\/li>\n
- Sending Email blasts using SendGrid<\/li>\n
- Using Windows Task Scheduler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Console apps have been around since .NET’s inception i.e. 2002. Over the years, it has had a bit of a windows dressing with additional APIs, integration with .NET Core and the like. Let’s look at a simple console app written … Continue reading