Unicode C++

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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#include <CkEmailW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = 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.

    CkEmailW email;

    success = email.LoadEml(L"qa_data/eml/message.eml");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",email.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Subject: %s\n",email.subject());
    wprintf(L"From: %s\n",email.ck_from());

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