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Load an Email from a Chilkat XML String

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.SetFromXmlText method, which loads an email from a Chilkat XML string (as produced by GetXml). On success, it replaces the entire current email. This example serializes one email to XML, then reconstructs it in a second object.

Background: This loads Chilkat's XML email representation from a string — the in-memory counterpart to LoadXml. The XML format is an alternative to standard MIME, but for most purposes the MIME form (SetFromMimeText / GetMime) is preferred: it is interoperable and also preserves Chilkat's CKX- metadata headers (which are always removed before an email is sent), so the XML format offers no metadata advantage.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

#  Demonstrates the SetFromXmlText method, which loads an email from a Chilkat XML string.
#  On success, it replaces the entire current email.

#  Build a source email and serialize it to Chilkat XML.
$source = New-Object Chilkat.Email
$source.Subject = "Source message"
$source.From = "alice@example.com"
$source.Body = "Hello!"
$xmlText = $source.GetXml()

#  Load a new email object from the XML string.
$email = New-Object Chilkat.Email
$success = $email.SetFromXmlText($xmlText)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($email.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Loaded subject: " + $email.Subject)