Convert Email HTML to Plain-Text Alternative

Loads an HTML email from a web page, converts the HTML to a plain-text alternative body, and sends it.

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// Needs #include <CkMailMan.h>
// Needs #include <CkMht.h>
// Needs #include <CkEmail.h>
// Needs #include <CkHtmlToText.h>

    CkString strOut;

    //  The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3)
    //  and sending (SMTP) email.
    CkMailMan mailman;

    //  The MHT component can be used to convert an HTML page
    //  from a URL, file, or in-memory HTML into an email
    //  with embedded images and style sheets.
    CkMht mht;

    //  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
    bool success;
    success = mailman.UnlockComponent("30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append("MailMan component unlock failed\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    success = mht.UnlockComponent("30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append("Mht component unlock failed\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    CkEmail *email = 0;

    mht.put_UseCids(true);
    email = mht.GetEmail("http://www.bonairefishing.com/");
    if (email == 0 ) {
        strOut.append(mht.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    email->put_Subject("Test HTML/plain-text email");

    email->AddTo("Chilkat Support","support@chilkatsoft.com");
    email->put_From("admin@chilkatsoft.com");

    CkHtmlToText h2t;
    success = h2t.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(h2t.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  Get the email's HTML body.
    const char * html;
    html = email->getHtmlBody();

    //  Convert it to plain text:
    const char * plainText;
    plainText = h2t.toText(html);

    //  Add a plain-text alternative to the email:
    email->AddPlainTextAlternativeBody(plainText);

    mailman.put_SmtpHost("mail.chilkatsoft.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpUsername("admin@chilkatsoft.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpPassword("*myPassword5*");

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

    delete email;

    strOut.append("HTML/plain-text Email Sent!\r\n");

    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());