Save Email Attachments to Filesystem Directory

Saves email attachments to a directory.

Download Chilkat Python Library

import sys
import chilkat

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

email = chilkat.CkEmail()

# 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 != True):
    print email.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

# 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.put_OverwriteExisting(True)

# 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 != True):
    print email.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

# List the attachment filenames:

for i in range(0,email.get_NumAttachments()):
    print email.getAttachmentFilename(i)