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Embed a Text File into a Message Body

Overview​

In this tutorial, you'll walk through the steps to embed the contents of a text file into the message of an email.

Setup​

This tutorial assumes that you have a text file in Shipyard ready to be embed into an email message. There are a few ways to get a text file into Shipyard:

  • Download the file from a cloud storage container such as Amazon S3 or Google Drive
  • Generate a text file using a script.
  • Generate a text file using a ChatGPT or Whisper Blueprint.

Once you have a Vessel in your Fleet to have a text file, you are ready to get started.

Steps​

  1. Add a Vessel to your Fleet with the Email - Send Message Blueprint.

  1. Use the credential management system to fill in your email credentials.
  2. Under Sender Address, enter your email address.
  3. Under To, enter the email address where you want this message to go.
  4. Under Message, enter {{text:file.txt}}. Replace file.txt with your text file name from your first Vessel.

  1. Connect your first Vessel to the email Vessel.
  2. Click Save Fleet.
Success

You've successfully embedded the contents of a text file into the message of an email.