PowerBuilder

Convert HTML to Plain Text

Demonstrates how to convert HTML to plain text. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
oleobject loo_H2t
string ls_Html
string ls_PlainText

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loo_H2t = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_H2t.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HtmlToText")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_H2t
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

ls_Html = loo_H2t.ReadFileToString("c:/temp/test.html","utf-8")
if loo_H2t.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_H2t.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_H2t
    return
end if

ls_PlainText = loo_H2t.ToText(ls_Html)
if loo_H2t.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_H2t.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_H2t
    return
end if

Write-Debug ls_PlainText


destroy loo_H2t