Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

Convert a MIME Entity to multipart/mixed

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.ConvertToMultipartMixed method, which wraps the current entity in a new outer multipart/mixed, making the original the first child. It takes no arguments.

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 turn an existing single-part message into one that can hold attachments — rather than rebuilding it, you wrap it, and its content becomes the first child of a new multipart/mixed. Message-level and custom headers are carried onto the new outer entity so the message identity is preserved. Afterward, AppendPartFromFile adds attachments beside the original body.

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program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Mime;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  mime: TMime;

begin
  success := False;

  mime := TMime.Create;
  success := mime.LoadMimeFile('qa_data/message.eml');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(mime.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Wrap the current entity in a new outer multipart/mixed entity.  The original entity becomes the
  //  first child, which is what you do to add attachments to an existing single-part message.
  success := mime.ConvertToMultipartMixed();
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(mime.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Now attachments can be appended alongside the original content.
  success := mime.AppendPartFromFile('qa_data/report.pdf');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(mime.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn('Number of parts: ' + mime.NumParts);


  mime.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.