Chilkat2-Python

Unpack MHT to Files

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Demonstrates how to unpack a .mhtml to files. Unpacks the HTML and to a directory, and image files to a sub-directory located under the directory where the HTML file is unpacked. The image links in the HTML are updated to point to the image files. Chilkat2-Python

import chilkat2

success = False

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

mht = chilkat2.Mht()

# This should be an absolute or relative path to the MHT file.
# It is the MHT to be unpacked.
mhtPath = "qa_data/mht/test.mht"

unpackDir = "C:/AAWorkarea/mht_unpack"
htmlFilename = "test.html"
partsSubDir = "images"

# Unpacking will create the HTML file C:/AAWorkarea/mht_unpack/test.html
# The image files are unpacked to C:/AAWorkarea/mht_unpack/images
# The unpackDir and partsSubDir are automatically created if needed.

success = mht.UnpackMHT(mhtPath,unpackDir,htmlFilename,partsSubDir)
if (success == False):
    print(mht.LastErrorText)
    print("Failed.")
else:
    print("Success.")