Using SmtpClient to send a file attachment

Question

I am using the SmtpClient class to send mail and also attach files. Everything seems to work fine, except that the filename in the email attachment says filestest.docx instead of test.docx. It is by default appending the folder name the file is located under. I would like to see only the actual file name.

msg.Attachments.Add(new Attachment("I:/files/test.docx"));

Any ideas?

Post you c# and HTML code. Probably you have hard-coded file name somewhere in your code. — Learner, Jul 16 '13 at 15:40
if you move your test.docx to "I:/test.docx" does it still appears? — Marek, Jul 16 '13 at 15:45

score 28 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 02 '16 at 19:54

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Add a ContentType to your attachment.

System.Net.Mime.ContentType contentType = new System.Net.Mime.ContentType();
contentType.MediaType = System.Net.Mime.MediaTypeNames.Application.Octet;
contentType.Name = "test.docx";
msg.Attachments.Add(new Attachment("I:/files/test.docx", contentType));
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edited Oct 02 '16 at 19:54

TheSoftwareJedi

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answered Jul 16 '13 at 15:48

jac

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Hi Jac...adding content type fixed the issue. Thanks – user2588040 Jul 16 '13 at 16:45

Using SmtpClient to send a file attachment

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