use MIME::LITE;
use strict;

use constant cYES => "yes";

# If the email has parameters that can be read
    if ($valid_email eq cYES) {
    	eval {
    		# Set up the email variables
        	$msg = MIME::Lite->new(
                From    => "$msg_name <$msg_from>",
                To      => "$msg_to",
                Subject => "$msg_subject",
                Type    => 'multipart/mixed'
        	) or die "Cannot send the email :\n$!\n";

        # Zip and attach reasons file
        if (defined($missing) && ($missing =~ /[A-Za-z0-9]/)) {
            &attach_text($missing);
        }
   }
   # Send the Message
   MIME::Lite->send('smtp', "servername", Timeout=>300,  Debug=>1)
        or die "Error sending email: $!\n";

    $msg->send;

}



 ## This sub routine compress the file for added effiency
#
sub zip_file {

# This hold the name of the datafile to compress
my $full_file = "";
# This hold the name of the compressed zip file
my $zip_file = "";
# Read in the parameter
$full_file = "@_";

    # This hold the name and path of the file to compress
    $zip_file = $full_file;
    # Add on the .zip extension
    $zip_file = $zip_file.".zip";

    # Call system zip to create the compressed file the switch -q = quietly
    system ("zip -q $zip_file $full_file");

    # attach the zipped file
    &attach_file($zip_file);
}



## This sub routine lists and attaches each file
#
sub attach_file {
# Initialise the variable to hold the file to be attached
my $attach_zip = "";
$attach_zip = "@_";

    # Add the text message part
    $msg->attach (
        Type         => 'TEXT',
        Data         => "\n\n\n$attach_zip\n\n\n\t",
    ) or die "Error adding the zip file : $!\n";

    # Open the text file
    open (ATTACH_FILE, "$attach_zip")
        or die ("Cannot open attachment file: $attach_zip $!\n");

    # Attach the text file
    $msg->attach(
        Type         => 'BINARY',
        Path         => $attach_zip,
        Filename => $attach_zip,
    ) or die "Error attaching zip file: $!\n";

    # Close the atachment file
    close(ATTACH_FILE);
 }

		};


#####################
# check out why it failed using eval
######################

		if ($@) {
			$error = $error."Error : The script failed to send the email.\n\n";
			$error = $error."From    - $msg_name <$msg_from>\n";
			$error = $error."To      - $msg_to\n";
			$error = $error."Subject - $msg_subject\n";
			$error = $error."File    - $attachfile\n\n";

		}
     }

##</code><code>##


# Send the Message

        	MIME::Lite->send('sendmail',"/usr/sbin/sendmail -t -oi -oem")
                or warn "Error sending email :\n$!\n";