(MFC) Extract all HTML Objects from a Web Page

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Demonstrates how to download a Web page (at a URL) and extract all HTML objects. Eg. images, links, CSS files, JavaScript files, etc.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkMht.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkMht mht;

    // Download a URL into an in-memory MHT web archive contained
    // in a string variable.
    // The following URL is randomly picked and was valid at the time of writing this example:
    const char *mhtDoc = mht.getMHT("https://www.tetonlodge.com/");
    if (mht.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        strOut.append(mht.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Extract the HTML and embedded objects:
    const char *unpackDir = "C:/AAWorkarea/mhtTesting/";
    const char *htmlFilename = "lodge.html";
    const char *partsSubdir = "objects";

    // Extract to C:/AAWorkarea/mhtTesting/lodge.html.
    // images and other embedded objects are placed in
    // C:/AAWorkarea/mhtTesting/objects.  Directories are automatically
    // created if they don't already exist.
    bool success = mht.UnpackMHTString(mhtDoc,unpackDir,htmlFilename,partsSubdir);
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(mht.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
    }
    else {
        strOut.append("Unpacked!");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
    }



    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }