How to Send an Automatic Email After a Specific Date Using JSP
The JSP language uses Java to set up dynamic pages for your users. You can use the language to send an email based on a specific date. The automated email is sent to the user only if the condition is met, so you can use the feature to send email based on login date, birthday or payment date.
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Instructions
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Right-click the JSP page and click "Open With." Click your preferred JSP editor to load the code in the editor.
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Create the date variable. The following code creates a date variable and assigns the current date to the variable:
date = new java.util.Date();
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Set up the "if" statement. An "if" statement is a conditional statement that only runs if the condition is met. The following code sets up the if statement, which is where you place the email code:
if (date > '11/11/2011')
{
//email code goes here
}Replace the static date with the date that you want to compare with the current date.
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Send the email. The following code sends the email to the user:
<blx:email host="smtpserver.com" from="me@youremail.com">
<blx:emailTo>recipient@email.com</blx:emailTo>
This is a test email.Replace the host email server with your own. The server is provided by your Web host. Replace the email content and recipient with your own email data.
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