Email Templates with C# asp.net

From my expected, GlobalRescource .resx file is obviously handy to store email templates.

You write whatever you want that Html email template or text email template in eg(contorlsculture.resx) under App_GlobalResources.

And follows following codes -

private string FormatEmailBody(StringBuilder emailBody)
{
emailBody.Replace("{jobtitle}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(drVacancy.Title));
emailBody.Replace("{reference}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(drVacancy.Reference));
emailBody.Replace("{location}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(drVacancy.Location));
emailBody.Replace("{salary}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(drVacancy.Salary));

emailBody.Replace("{title}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtTitle.Text));
emailBody.Replace("{firstname}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtFirstName.Text));
emailBody.Replace("{surname}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtSurname.Text));
emailBody.Replace("{email}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtEmail.Text));
emailBody.Replace("{telephone}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtTelephone.Text));
emailBody.Replace("{message}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtMessage.Text));

return emailBody.ToString();
}

private void SendEmail()
{
// Sends Job application to recruiter
string strEmailBody = FormatEmailBody(new StringBuilder(Resources.ControlsCulture.JobApplicationTemplate));
EmailHelper.SendMail(drVacancy.Title + " Job - Application", strEmailBody, new string[] { ConfigHelper.RecruitmentEmail }, null, null,
ConfigHelper.NoReplyEmail.ToString(), fuApplicationForm.PostedFile, fuCV.PostedFile, fuOpsForm.PostedFile);


txtTitle.Text = txtFirstName.Text = txtSurname.Text = txtEmail.Text = txtConfirmEmail.Text =
txtTelephone.Text = txtMessage.Text = "";
phMessage.Visible = true;
}

protected void lkbSubmit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Page.IsValid)
{
SendEmail();
}
}

That takes you get sucessful email sending process.


But on the other hand, some opposite idea programmer wants to use a physical files for email templates.

Then creates template files under App_data folder.
now a little bit needs to update the code of sending email. Basically, uses IO and stringbuilder class.

Something like that :

private string FormatEmailBody(StringBuilder emailBody)
{
emailBody.Replace("{contact}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode("Administrator"));
emailBody.Replace("{name}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtTitle.Text + " " + txtFirstName.Text + " "
+ txtSurname.Text));
emailBody.Replace("{email}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtEmail.Text));
emailBody.Replace("{housename}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtHouseName.Text));

emailBody.Replace("{street}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtNumberStreet.Text));
emailBody.Replace("{area}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtLocation.Text));
emailBody.Replace("{town}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtCity.Text));
emailBody.Replace("{county}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtCounty.Text));
emailBody.Replace("{postcode}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtPostcode.Text));
emailBody.Replace("{telephone}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtTelephone.Text));
emailBody.Replace("{enquiry}", HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(txtEnquiry.Text));

return emailBody.ToString();
}

private void SendEmail()
{
string sFullTemplatePath = HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(drFormEmails.EmailTxtFileName);
StringBuilder sbTemplate = new StringBuilder();
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(sFullTemplatePath))
{
sbTemplate = new StringBuilder(sr.ReadToEnd());
}

string strEmailBody = FormatEmailBody(sbTemplate);
EmailHelper.SendMail("Contact us", strEmailBody, new string[] { drFormEmails.MailTo }, null, null,
drFormEmails.MailFrom);
}

protected void lbSubmit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Page.IsValid)
{
SendEmail();
Response.Redirect("/Contact-us-confirmation");
}
}


Any better suggestion, please comment it. I will reply you.