Swift

Load an Email from a .eml File

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.LoadEml method, which loads a complete email from an .eml file. An EML file contains RFC822/MIME message text. On success, the loaded message replaces the entire current email — recipients, headers, bodies, related items, and attachments. This example loads an EML and reads its subject and from.

Background: .eml is the standard on-disk format for a single email — it is simply the raw MIME saved to a file, which most mail clients can export and open. LoadEml parses that MIME into a fully populated Email object, giving you programmatic access to every part. It is the natural counterpart to SaveEml.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    //  Demonstrates the LoadEml method, which loads a complete email from an .eml file (an EML
    //  file contains RFC822/MIME message text).  On success, the loaded message replaces the
    //  entire current email.

    let email = CkoEmail()!

    success = email.loadEml(mimePath: "qa_data/eml/message.eml")
    if success == false {
        print("\(email.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("Subject: \(email.subject!)")
    print("From: \(email.from!)")

    //  Note: The path "qa_data/..." is a relative local filesystem path,
    //  relative to the current working directory of the running application.

}