(Delphi DLL) Convert HTML to Plain Text

Demonstrates how to convert HTML to plain text.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the non-ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, HtmlToText;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
h2t: HCkHtmlToText;
html: PWideChar;
plainText: PWideChar;

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

h2t := CkHtmlToText_Create();

html := CkHtmlToText__readFileToString(h2t,'c:/temp/test.html','utf-8');
if (CkHtmlToText_getLastMethodSuccess(h2t) = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHtmlToText__lastErrorText(h2t));
    Exit;
  end;

plainText := CkHtmlToText__toText(h2t,html);
if (CkHtmlToText_getLastMethodSuccess(h2t) = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHtmlToText__lastErrorText(h2t));
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add(plainText);

CkHtmlToText_Dispose(h2t);

end;