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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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var
success: Boolean;
email: HCkEmail;

begin
success := False;

//  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.

email := CkEmail_Create();
CkEmail_putSubject(email,'Save as XML');
CkEmail_putFrom(email,'alice@example.com');
CkEmail_AddTo(email,'Bob','bob@example.com');
CkEmail_putBody(email,'Hello!');

//  Save the email to a Chilkat XML file.
success := CkEmail_SaveXml(email,'qa_output/email.xml');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkEmail__lastErrorText(email));
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('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.

CkEmail_Dispose(email);