[tSendMail] How to use context variable for password

[davidPnt]

In the tSendMail component, we can use context variables.

For the server, the port and the login user, there's no issue.

For the password, how can I use also a context variable ?

For instance, my password string is pass*.

I've tried to write the password string, into a password type, within a context variable named smtp_password, with quotes ("pass*") or without quotes (pass*).

And I've tried tu use it in my tSendMail component in several ways:

 - context.smtp_password

 - "\"" + context.smtp_password + "\""

I've always the same error : javax.mail.AuthenticationFailedException.

Obviously, I've got the good password, and if I try to put it in plain-text, within the tSendMail component, it's work fine.

[davidPnt · Accepted solution]

It's ok. It's work fine.

When I switch, in the context variable interface, from String type to Password type, for my smtp_password variable, it's seem like Talend don't keep the string password previously written, and don't encrypted it.

So, the process is : after selected the password type for this variable, I have to write the password string.