DataFlex

Save an Email to a Chilkat XML File

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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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoEmail
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    //  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.

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatEmail)) To hoEmail
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoEmail))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoEmail
    End
    Set ComSubject Of hoEmail To "Save as XML"
    Set ComFrom Of hoEmail To "alice@example.com"
    Get ComAddTo Of hoEmail "Bob" "bob@example.com" To iSuccess
    Set ComBody Of hoEmail To "Hello!"

    //  Save the email to a Chilkat XML file.
    Get ComSaveXml Of hoEmail "qa_output/email.xml" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoEmail To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "Saved to email.xml."

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


End_Procedure