Extract Files from MIME

Extract files from a MIME message.

Note: The example uses the ExtractPartsToFile method, which is available as a pre-release as of this date (20-May-2008).

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import sys
import chilkat

mime = chilkat.CkMime()

success = mime.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial.")
if (success == False):
    print "Failed to unlock component"
    sys.exit()

#  Load a MIME document from a file:
#  (.mht and .eml files contain MIME).
success = mime.LoadMimeFile("mst.mht")
if (success == False):
    print mime.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

sa = mime.ExtractPartsToFiles("c:/temp/mimeParts")
if (sa == None ):
    print mime.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

n = sa.get_Count()

#  Display the filepaths of the files created:
for i in range(0,n):
    print sa.getString(i)