Swift

Save an Email to a Chilkat XML File

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.SaveXml method, which converts the email object to Chilkat's XML representation and saves it to a file. It can later be reloaded with LoadXml. This example builds a message and saves it as XML.

Background: This XML format is an alternative to the standard .eml (MIME) format for persisting an email. Note that .eml also preserves Chilkat's CKX- metadata headers (which are always removed before an email is sent), so it captures the same information. Because .eml is universal and interoperable, Chilkat recommends using SaveEml / LoadEml over the XML format — even within Chilkat-based software.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    //  Demonstrates the SaveXml method, which converts the email object to Chilkat's XML
    //  representation and saves it to a file.  It can later be reloaded with LoadXml.

    let email = CkoEmail()!
    email.subject = "Save as XML"
    email.from = "alice@example.com"
    email.add(to: "Bob", emailAddress: "bob@example.com")
    email.body = "Hello!"

    //  Save the email to a Chilkat XML file.
    success = email.saveXml(path: "qa_output/email.xml")
    if success == false {
        print("\(email.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("Saved to email.xml.")

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

}