PureBasic

Convert 8-bit MIME Parts to Base64

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.Convert8Bit method, which recursively converts every part whose Content-Transfer-Encoding is 8bit or binary to base64. It takes no arguments and is a void method.

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: The original SMTP standard only guaranteed 7-bit transport, and some legacy servers still reject or mangle raw 8-bit and binary content. Converting those parts to base64 — a 7-bit-safe encoding — makes the whole message safe to relay through such systems without loss. It walks the entire tree, so a multipart message with several offending parts is fixed in one call.

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IncludeFile "CkMime.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    mime.i = CkMime::ckCreate()
    If mime.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkMime::ckLoadMimeFile(mime,"qa_data/message.eml")
    If success = 0
        Debug CkMime::ckLastErrorText(mime)
        CkMime::ckDispose(mime)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ;  Recursively convert every part whose Content-Transfer-Encoding is 8bit or binary to base64.
    ;  This makes the MIME safe to transmit over channels that only support 7-bit text (such as some
    ;  legacy SMTP servers).
    CkMime::ckConvert8Bit(mime)

    Debug "8bit/binary parts converted to base64."
    mimeText.s = CkMime::ckGetMime(mime)
    If CkMime::ckLastMethodSuccess(mime) = 0
        Debug CkMime::ckLastErrorText(mime)
        CkMime::ckDispose(mime)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug mimeText


    CkMime::ckDispose(mime)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure