Save an Email to a Chilkat XML File

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.SaveXml method, which converts the email object to Chilkat's XML representation and saves it to a file. It can later be reloaded with LoadXml. This example builds a message and saves it as XML.

Background: This XML format is an alternative to the standard .eml (MIME) format for persisting an email. Note that .eml also preserves Chilkat's CKX- metadata headers (which are always removed before an email is sent), so it captures the same information. Because .eml is universal and interoperable, Chilkat recommends using SaveEml / LoadEml over the XML format — even within Chilkat-based software.

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#include <C_CkEmail.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkEmail email;

    success = FALSE;

    //  Demonstrates the SaveXml method, which converts the email object to Chilkat's XML
    //  representation and saves it to a file.  It can later be reloaded with LoadXml.

    email = CkEmail_Create();
    CkEmail_putSubject(email,"Save as XML");
    CkEmail_putFrom(email,"alice@example.com");
    CkEmail_AddTo(email,"Bob","bob@example.com");
    CkEmail_putBody(email,"Hello!");

    //  Save the email to a Chilkat XML file.
    success = CkEmail_SaveXml(email,"qa_output/email.xml");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkEmail_lastErrorText(email));
        CkEmail_Dispose(email);
        return;
    }

    printf("Saved to email.xml.\n");

    //  Note: The path "qa_output/..." is a relative local filesystem path,
    //  relative to the current working directory of the running application.


    CkEmail_Dispose(email);

    }