PureBasic

Convert MIME to XML

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.GetXml method, which converts the MIME tree to Chilkat's XML representation and returns it as a string. It takes no arguments. Header names become element names, structured header parameters become attributes, and duplicate headers become repeated elements.

Tip: Code to parse the returned XML can be generated at Chilkat Tools.

Background: Turning a MIME tree into XML exposes its structure in a form that ordinary XML tools can query and transform — useful for inspection, debugging, or feeding a message into an XML-based pipeline. It is the inverse of LoadXml, so a message can be round-tripped through XML. For a quick human-readable outline rather than a full representation, see GetStructure.

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IncludeFile "CkMime.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    ;  Demonstrates the Mime.GetXml method, which converts the MIME tree to Chilkat's XML
    ;  representation and returns it as a string.  It takes no arguments.

    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

    ;  Header names become XML element names and structured header parameters become XML attributes.
    xml.s = CkMime::ckGetXml(mime)
    If CkMime::ckLastMethodSuccess(mime) = 0
        Debug CkMime::ckLastErrorText(mime)
        CkMime::ckDispose(mime)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug xml


    CkMime::ckDispose(mime)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure