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EMAIL_GET_FIELD Function

Syntax

Data as C = EMAIL_GET_FIELD( Header as C, Field as C )

Arguments

HeaderCharacter

The header to be parsed.

FieldCharacter

The field to retrieve. The following is a sample of supported field values:

  • To:
  • Message-ID:
  • Subject:
  • MIME-Version:
  • Date:
  • Content-Type:
  • Organization:
  • Importance:

Returns

DataCharacter

Returns the text content of the select header field.

Description

The EMAIL_GET_FIELD() function returns a field from the header of an email message.

Example

DIM pSocket as P
? email_pop_open(pSocket, "mail.mycompany.com", "john_doe", "sneaky")
= .T.

headers = email_pop_headers(pSocket, 3)
? a5_email_get_field(headers, "Subject:")
= "How are you?"

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