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Set a MIME Body from Binary Bytes (BinData)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.SetBodyBd method, which sets the decoded body bytes from a BinData, changes the transfer encoding to base64, and preserves the bytes exactly. The only argument is the BinData.

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 the direct way to put arbitrary binary content into a part from memory — a generated image, a decrypted blob — without a temporary file. Chilkat base64-encodes it so the bytes survive text-based transports unchanged. Note it does not set a Content-Type or disposition, so assign those yourself to describe what the bytes are.

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llSuccess = .F.

//  Demonstrates the Mime.SetBodyBd method, which sets the decoded body bytes from a BinData,
//  changes the transfer encoding to base64, and preserves the bytes exactly.  The only argument is
//  the BinData.

//  Put the binary body bytes into a BinData.
loBd = createobject("CkBinData")
llSuccess = loBd.LoadFile("qa_data/photo.jpg")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loBd.LastErrorText
    release loBd
    return
endif

loMime = createobject("CkMime")

//  Set a Content-Type for the binary content (SetBodyBd does not set one itself).
loMime.ContentType = "image/jpeg"

llSuccess = loMime.SetBodyBd(loBd)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loMime.LastErrorText
    release loBd
    release loMime
    return
endif

? "Body set from " + str(loBd.NumBytes) + " bytes."


release loBd
release loMime