(C#) Save HTML Email Embedded Images

Saves HTML embedded items to files in a subdirectory. Images, style sheets, and anything else embedded within HTML, are not considered to be attachments. Instead, these items are "related item". The Chilkat email object provides a set of methods/properties for accessing the related items within an email.

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Chilkat.Email email = new Chilkat.Email();

// Load an email object containing HTML with embedded images.

bool success = email.LoadEml("myEmails/HtmlEmail.eml");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(email.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Iterate over the related items.  
// Print the file name and save each to a file.
int i = 0;
int numRelated = email.NumRelatedItems;
while (i < numRelated) {

    Debug.WriteLine(email.GetRelatedFilename(i));

    success = email.SaveRelatedItem(i,"myRelatedItemsDir");
    if (success != true) {
        Debug.WriteLine(email.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    i = i + 1;
}