Convert HTML to plain-text

Demonstrates how to convert HTML to plain-text. The HTML-to-text conversion component is included with the Chilkat HTML-to-XML license.

Download Chilkat HTML-to-XML ActiveX (also includes HTML-to-PlainText conversion)

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

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
h2t: THtmlToText;
success: Integer;
html: String;
plainText: String;

begin
h2t := THtmlToText.Create(Self);

//  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
success := h2t.UnlockComponent('30-day trial');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(h2t.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Set the HTML:

html := '<html><body><p>This is a test.</p><blockquote>Here is text within a blockquote</blockquote></body></html>';

plainText := h2t.ToText(html);

Memo1.Lines.Add(plainText);
end;

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