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uses
    Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
    Dialogs, StdCtrls,
    CHILKATMAILLib2_TLB,
    CHILKATIMAPLib_TLB,
    OleCtrls;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
mailman: TChilkatMailMan2;
imap: TChilkatImap;
email: CHILKATIMAPLib_TLB.IChilkatEmail2;
success: Integer;
i: Integer;

begin
//  Create a MailMan or Imap object first for the purpose
//  of unlocking the component. (Only one is necessary)
mailman := TChilkatMailMan2.Create(Self);
mailman.UnlockComponent('anything for 30-day trial');
imap := TChilkatImap.Create(Self);
imap.UnlockComponent('anything for 30-day trial');

email := CoChilkatEmail2.Create();

//  Load an email object containing attachments.
//  This .eml can be downloaded from:
//  http://www.example-code.com/testData/HtmlEmail.eml

success := email.LoadEml('HtmlEmail.eml');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(email.LastErrorText);

  end;

//  If OverwriteExisting is turned on, files with the same
//  name are overwritten.  If turned off, new/unique filenames
//  are automatically generated.  The filenames actually saved
//  are accessible via the GetAttachmentFilename method.
email.OverwriteExisting := 1;

//  Save all attachments to the "myAttachments" subdirectory
//  found under the calling process's current working directory.
//  This directory is automatically created if it does not already
//  exist.
success := email.SaveAllAttachments('myAttachments');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(email.LastErrorText);

  end;

//  List the attachment filenames:

for i := 0 to email.NumAttachments - 1 do
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(email.GetAttachmentFilename(i));
  end;

end;