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CRMEmailTemplate.Instantiate Method

The Instantiate method creates an e-mail message from a template.

Syntax

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function Instantiate(
  ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
  ByVal TemplateId As String,
  ByVal Type As ObjectType,
  ByVal ObjectId As String
) As String
[C#]
public string Instantiate(
  CUserAuth  Caller,
  string  TemplateId,
  ObjectType  Type,
  string  ObjectId
);

[C++]
public: String* Instantiate(
  CUserAuth*  Caller,
  String*  TemplateId,
  ObjectType  Type,
  String*  ObjectId
);

Parameters

Caller

Specifies the identity of the caller. To perform this action, the caller must have the prvReadEmailTemplate privilege and access rights on the object. See CUserAuth.

TemplateId

Specifies the ID of the template.

Type

Specifies the type of the object. See ObjectType.

ObjectId

Specifies the ID of the object.

Return Value

Returns a String type that specifies the XML data containing the template.

Remarks

If there is an error, SOAP throws an exception and the error message is reported in System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException.Detail.OuterXml.

All IDs passed to the platform are GUIDs wrapped in braces. For example: {6522D89A-A752-4455-A2B0-51494C6957C3}

Example

[C#]
// strServer should be set with the name of the platform Web server
string strServer = "myservername";

// virtualDirectory should be set with the name of the Microsoft CRM
// virtual directory on the platform Web server
string virtualDirectory = "mscrmservices";
string strDir = "https://" + strServer + "/" + virtualDirectory + "/";

// BizUser proxy object
Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.BizUser bizUser = new Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.BizUser ();
bizUser.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
bizUser.Url = strDir + "BizUser.srf";

// CRMEmailTemplate proxy object
Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CRMEmailTemplate  emailtemplate = new Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CRMEmailTemplate();
emailtemplate.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
emailtemplate.Url = strDir + "CRMEmailTemplate.srf";

string strErrorMsg;
string strEmailTemplateId = "{586D80AA-3E9B-4936-ABCA-2C4EB37FBE82}";
string strAccountId = "{3E24E79C-7EC5-4473-95FF-7E46FEBB534B}";
try
{

   Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();

   // Instantiate the e-mail template
   string strResults = emailtemplate.Instantiate(userAuth, strEmailTemplateId, Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.ObjectType.otAccount, strAccountId);
}
catch (System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException err)
{
   // Process the platform error here
   strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message + " " + err.Detail.OuterXml + " Source: " + err.Source );
}
catch (Exception err)
{
   // Process other errors here
   strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message );
}

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy

Assembly: Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.dll

See Also

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