I am setting up a PERL program using Email::Send::SMTP::Gmail to send emails with attachemnts on a Windows 8 machine. I have everything working except the attachment. The parameters look like:

my $mail=Email::Send::SMTP::Gmail->new( -smtp=>'smtp.gmail.com',
                                        -layer=>'ssl',
                                        -port=>465,
                                        -login=>'IHipschman@gmail.com'
+,
                                        -attachments=>'C:\Users\Ivan\D
+ocuments\BSA\EMAIL\Fliers\Gmail\CurrentFlier.pdf',
                                        -pass=>'password');

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For the attachments path I have tried all combinations of single and double quotes, backslashes, double backslashes and forward slashes and none seem to work. The email gets sent but there is no attachment. Can anyone suggest what I am doing wrong?

Thanks, Ivan

In reply to Sending an attachment with Email::Send::SMTP::Gmail by IvanH

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