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 Chilkat.Mime()

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


mime.NewMultipartAlternative()


Dim mimeHtml As New Chilkat.Mime()
mimeHtml.SetBodyFromHtml("<html><body>HTML Body</body></html>")

Dim mimeText As New Chilkat.Mime()
mimeText.SetBodyFromPlainText("Plain text body")

Dim mimeXml As New Chilkat.Mime()
mimeXml.SetBodyFromXml("<test>XML Body</test>")

mime.AppendPart(mimeHtml)
mime.AppendPart(mimeText)
mime.AppendPart(mimeXml)

Dim email As New Chilkat.Email()

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 = false) Then
    MsgBox(email.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If

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Mail Component · XML Parser