(Delphi DLL) Transition from MailMan.LoadXmlEmail to Email.SetFromXmlText

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated LoadXmlEmail method calls with Email.SetFromXmlText.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, MailMan, StringBuilder, Email;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
mailman: HCkMailMan;
xmlFilePath: PWideChar;
emailObj: HCkEmail;
sb: HCkStringBuilder;
success: Boolean;
email: HCkEmail;

begin
mailman := CkMailMan_Create();

// ...
// ...

xmlFilePath := 'c:/test/example.xml';

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The LoadXmlEmail method is deprecated:

emailObj := CkMailMan_LoadXmlEmail(mailman,xmlFilePath);
if (CkMailMan_getLastMethodSuccess(mailman) = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkMailMan__lastErrorText(mailman));
    Exit;
  end;

// ...
// ...

CkEmail_Dispose(emailObj);

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Do the equivalent using Email.SetFromXmlText.

sb := CkStringBuilder_Create();
success := CkStringBuilder_LoadFile(sb,xmlFilePath,'utf-8');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkStringBuilder__lastErrorText(sb));
    Exit;
  end;

email := CkEmail_Create();
success := CkEmail_SetFromXmlText(email,CkStringBuilder__getAsString(sb));
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkEmail__lastErrorText(email));
    Exit;
  end;

CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sb);
CkEmail_Dispose(email);

end;