DataFlex

Load an Email from a Chilkat XML File

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.LoadXml method, which loads an email from a Chilkat XML email file (as produced by SaveXml). On success, the loaded message replaces the entire current email, including recipients, headers, bodies, related items, and attachments. This example loads the XML and reads its subject and from.

Background: Chilkat's XML email format is one way to persist a message — an alternative to the standard .eml (MIME) format. It is worth knowing that .eml also preserves Chilkat-specific metadata: header fields whose names begin with CKX- are stored in the saved MIME and restored on load, and are simply always removed before an email is actually sent. Because .eml is the universal, interoperable format and captures the same metadata, Chilkat recommends using .eml (LoadEml / SaveEml) over the XML format — even within Chilkat-based software.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoEmail
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    //  Demonstrates the LoadXml method, which loads an email from a Chilkat XML email file.
    //  On success, the loaded message replaces the entire current email.

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatEmail)) To hoEmail
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoEmail))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoEmail
    End

    Get ComLoadXml Of hoEmail "qa_data/xml/email.xml" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoEmail To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComSubject Of hoEmail To sTemp1
    Showln "Subject: " sTemp1
    Get ComFrom Of hoEmail To sTemp1
    Showln "From: " sTemp1

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


End_Procedure