Email with XML Alternative Body

Demonstrates how to create an email with three alternative bodies -- plain-text, HTML, and XML. It is not common to need an XML body, therefore, the Chilkat MIME component is needed to help create the email. Implementing this solution would require licenses to both Chilkat MIME and Chilkat Email (or the Chilkat Bundle, which includes all Chilkat components at a reduced price).

Important: The MIME object is only needed for the 3rd alternative body having the type text/xml. Creating emails with two alternative bodies (HTML and plain-text) is possible using only the Chilkat Email component.

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Dim mime As New ChilkatMime

Dim success As Long
success = mime.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial.")
If (success = 0) Then
    MsgBox mime.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

mime.NewMultipartAlternative 

Dim mimeHtml As New ChilkatMime
mimeHtml.SetBodyFromHtml "<html><body>HTML Body</body></html>"

Dim mimeText As New ChilkatMime
mimeText.SetBodyFromPlainText "Plain text body"

Dim mimeXml As New ChilkatMime
mimeXml.SetBodyFromXml "<test>XML Body</test>"

mime.AppendPart mimeHtml
mime.AppendPart mimeText
mime.AppendPart mimeXml

Dim email As New ChilkatEmail2

email.SetFromMimeObject mime

email.Subject = "This is a test"
email.From = "support@chilkatsoft.com"
success = email.AddTo("Chilkat Sales","sales@chilkatsoft.com")
'  ...
'  You may send the email using the Chilkat MailMan object...
'  ...

success = email.SaveEml("email.eml")
If (success = 0) Then
    MsgBox email.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If