Save HTML Email Embedded Images

Saves HTML embedded items to files in a subdirectory. Images, style sheets, and anything else embedded within HTML, are not considered to be attachments. Instead, these items are "related items". The Chilkat email object provides a set of methods/properties for accessing the related items within an email.

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//  Create a MailMan or Imap object first for the purpose
//  of unlocking the component. (Only one is necessary)
Chilkat.MailMan mailman = new Chilkat.MailMan();
mailman.UnlockComponent("anything for 30-day trial");
Chilkat.Imap imap = new Chilkat.Imap();
imap.UnlockComponent("anything for 30-day trial");

Chilkat.Email email = new Chilkat.Email();

//  Load an email object containing HTML with embedded images.
//  This .eml can be downloaded from:
//  http://www.example-code.com/testData/HtmlEmail.eml
bool success;
success = email.LoadEml("HtmlEmail.eml");
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show(email.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Iterate over the related items.
//  Print the file name and save each to a file.
int i;
for (i = 0; i <= email.NumRelatedItems - 1; i++) {

    textBox1.Text += email.GetRelatedFilename(i) + "\r\n";

    success = email.SaveRelatedItem(i,"myRelatedItems");
    if (success != true) {
        MessageBox.Show(email.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

}