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)

LOCAL loH2t
LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL lcHtml
LOCAL lcPlainText

loH2t = CreateObject('Chilkat.HtmlToText')

*  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.

lnSuccess = loH2t.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loH2t.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

*  Set the HTML:

lcHtml = "<html><body><p>This is a test.</p><blockquote>Here is text within a blockquote</blockquote></body></html>"

lcPlainText = loH2t.ToText(lcHtml)

? lcPlainText

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