Save Email to .eml File

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Example source code to save emails to .EML files.

// The Chilkat Mail library is also available as an ActiveX component
// or .NET class with the identical set of methods and properties.

// Download and save emails to .eml files.
void EmailExample(void)
    {
    CkString str;
    CkMailMan mailman;

    // Any string passed to UnlockComponent begins the 30-day trial.
    bool unlocked = mailman.UnlockComponent("30-day trial");
    if (!unlocked)
	{
	printf("Failed to unlock component\n");
	return;
	}

    // Set the POP3 port to the standard MS Exchange Server SSL POP3 port 995
    // mailman.put_MailPort(995);
    // Tell the mailman to connect to POP3 using SSL
    // mailman.put_PopSsl(true);

    mailman.put_MailHost("mail.chilkatsoft.com");
    mailman.put_PopUsername("matt");
    mailman.put_PopPassword(myPassword);

    // Copy email from the POP3 server.
    CkEmailBundle *bundle = 0;
    bundle = mailman.CopyMail();
    if (!bundle)
	{
	mailman.LastErrorText(str);
	printf("%s",str.getString());
	return;
	}

    int i;
    int n = bundle->get_MessageCount();

    for (i=0; i<n; i++)
	{
	CkEmail *email = bundle->GetEmail(i);

	char fname[50];
	sprintf(fname,"email_%d.eml",i);

	// If you want to be able to edit the email in Outlook Express,
	// add the X-Unsent header:
	email->AddHeaderField("X-Unsent","1");

	email->SaveEml(fname);
	delete email;
	}

    delete bundle;

    return;
    }