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Get the Decoded MIME Body Bytes (BinData)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.GetBodyBd method, which replaces the contents of a BinData with the decoded body bytes of the current part. The only argument is the BinData. Base64 and quoted-printable are decoded; headers and boundaries are not included.

Note: The file paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background: This is how you extract a part's actual content as bytes — the decoded payload of an attachment or an image, ready to hash, re-save, or hand to another API. Because it works in raw bytes it is the correct choice for binary parts, where a text decode would be wrong. Note it replaces the BinData contents rather than appending.

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llSuccess = .F.

loMime = createobject("CkMime")
llSuccess = loMime.LoadMimeFile("qa_data/message.eml")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loMime.LastErrorText
    release loMime
    return
endif

//  Replace the contents of a BinData with the decoded body bytes of the current part.  Base64 and
//  quoted-printable are decoded; MIME headers and multipart boundaries are not included.
loBd = createobject("CkBinData")
llSuccess = loMime.GetBodyBd(loBd)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loMime.LastErrorText
    release loMime
    release loBd
    return
endif

? "Decoded body: " + str(loBd.NumBytes) + " bytes."


release loMime
release loBd