Editing Email Messages Stored as Drafts in Plain Text Format

Email messages can be stored as drafts by any of the following methods:

• Using the CImEmailOperation::CreateNewL() function with nine parameters and setting the TBool parameter as ETrue.

• Using the CImEmailOperation::CreateForwardL() or CImEmailOperation::CreateReplyL() function on a message that is downloaded and stored in plain text format.

To edit an email message that is stored as a draft in plain text format, complete the following steps:

1. Use the TMsvId aMessageId parameter of the message (stored in the Draft folder) to create a new instance of the CMsvEntry class.

2. Use the CMsvEntry object to create a CImEmailMessage object.

3. Call the CImEmailMessage::GetBodyTextL() function to get the body text of the message, in the CRichText class.

   Condition: If you want to use the rich text, complete the following step 1. If you want to store the body text in plain text, complete the following steps from 2 to 4.

   1. Call the CImEmailMessage::StoreBodyTextL() function with the edited CRichText class to store the body of the message.

   2. Call the CImEmailMessage::OpenPlainBodyTextForWriteL() function to get CImPlainBodyText.

   3. Call the CImPlainBodyText::StoreRichTextAsPlainTexL() function and pass the edited CRichText class to store the message.

   4. Call the CImPlainBodyText::CommitL() function to complete the editing operation.