NAME

       curl_mime_filedata - set a mime part's body data from a file contents

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_mime_filedata(curl_mimepart * part,  const char * filename);

DESCRIPTION

       curl_mime_filedata(3) sets a mime part's body content from the named file's contents. This
       is an alternative to curl_mime_data(3) for setting data to a mime part.

       part is the part's to assign contents to.

       filename points to the nul-terminated file's path name. The pointer can be NULL to  detach
       the  previous part contents settings.  Filename storage can be safely be reused after this
       call.

       As a side effect, the part's remote file name is  set  to  the  base  name  of  the  given
       filename  if  it  is  a valid named file. This can be undone or overridden by a subsequent
       call to curl_mime_filename(3).

       The contents of the file is read during the file transfer in a streaming manner  to  allow
       huge  files  to  get transferred without using much memory. It therefore requires that the
       file is kept intact during the entire request.

       If the file size cannot be determined before actually reading it (such as for a device  or
       named pipe), the whole mime structure containing the part will be transferred as chunks by
       HTTP and rejected by IMAP.

       Setting a part's contents twice is valid: only the value set by the last call is retained.

AVAILABILITY

       As long as at least one of HTTP, SMTP or IMAP is enabled. Added in 7.56.0.

RETURN VALUE

       CURLE_OK or a CURL error code upon failure. CURLE_READ_ERROR is only  an  indication  that
       the  file is not yet readable: it can be safely ignored at this time, but the file must be
       made readable before the pertaining easy handle is performed.

EXAMPLE

        curl_mime *mime;
        curl_mimepart *part;

        /* create a mime handle */
        mime = curl_mime_init(easy);

        /* add a part */
        part = curl_mime_addpart(mime);

        /* send data from this file */
        curl_mime_filedata(part, "image.png");

        /* set name */
        curl_mime_name(part, "data");

SEE ALSO

       curl_mime_addpart(3), curl_mime_data(3), curl_mime_filename(3), curl_mime_name(3)