DataFlex

Get a Mail-Merge Replacement String by Pattern

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.GetReplaceString2 method, which returns the replacement string for a previously-defined pattern/replacement pair, looked up by the pattern itself (a mail-merge feature). This example defines two pairs and looks up the replacement for one pattern by name.

Background: Where GetReplaceString fetches a replacement by its numeric position, GetReplaceString2 fetches it by the pattern — convenient when you already know the token (say FIRST_NAME) and just want its configured substitution without scanning the whole list.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoEmail
    Boolean iSuccess
    String sRepl

    //  Demonstrates the GetReplaceString2 method, which returns the replacement string for a
    //  previously-defined pattern/replacement pair, looked up by the pattern itself (a
    //  mail-merge feature).

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatEmail)) To hoEmail
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoEmail))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoEmail
    End
    Set ComSubject Of hoEmail To "Hello FIRST_NAME"
    Set ComBody Of hoEmail To "Dear FIRST_NAME, welcome to CITY."

    Get ComSetReplacePattern Of hoEmail "FIRST_NAME" "John" To iSuccess
    Get ComSetReplacePattern Of hoEmail "CITY" "Denver" To iSuccess

    //  Look up the replacement for a specific pattern.
    Get ComGetReplaceString2 Of hoEmail "FIRST_NAME" To sRepl
    Showln "FIRST_NAME -> " sRepl


End_Procedure