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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// Needs #include <CkMailMan.h>
// Needs #include <CkImap.h>
// Needs #include <CkEmail.h>

    CkString strOut;

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

    CkEmail 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) {
        strOut.append(email.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

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

        strOut.append(email.getRelatedFilename(i));
        strOut.append("\r\n");

        success = email.SaveRelatedItem(i,"myRelatedItems");
        if (success != true) {
            strOut.append(email.lastErrorText());
            strOut.append("\r\n");
            SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
            return;
        }

    }


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());