File Content Extraction 26.1
Filter SDK C Programming Guide

# fpExtractSubFile()

This function extracts a subfile from a container file to a user-defined path or output stream. This call returns file format information when file is extracted to a path.

## Syntax

    int (pascal *fpExtractSubFile)  (
    	            void                          *pFile,
    		    KVExtractSubFileArg            extractArg,
    		    KVSubFileExtractInfo          *extractInfo);

## Arguments

`pFile` | The identifier of the file. This is a file handle returned from fpOpenFile() or fpOpenFileFromFilterSession().
`extractArg` | A KVExtractSubFileArg. Use this structure to specify the subfile that you want to extract, and how you want to extract it. Before you initialize the `KVExtractSubFileArg` structure, use the macro `KVStructInit` to initialize the `KVStructHead` structure.
`extractInfo` | On success, this `KVSubFileExtractInfo` points to a newly allocated structure, which provides information about the extracted subfile.

## Returns

- If the subfile is extracted from the container file, the return value is `KVERR_Success`.
- If the subfile is not extracted from the container file, the return value is an error code.

## Lifetime and Memory Management

- On success, call fpFreeStruct() to free `extractInfo*`.

## Discussion

- Before extracting the subfile, you must get the main file information by calling fpGetMainFileInfo().

- If the subfile is embedded in the main file as a link and is stored externally, `extractInfo->infoFlag` is set to `KVSubFileExtractInfoFlag_External`.

  For example, the subfile might be an object that was embedded in a Word document by using "Link to File," or an attachment that is referenced in an MBX message. This type of subfile cannot be extracted. The path and file name of the linked file are given in `extractInfo->filePath` or `extractInfo->fileName`. See KVSubFileExtractInfo.

## Example

    KVExtractSubFileArgRec extractArg;
    KVStructInit(&extractArg);
    extractArg.index = index;
    extractArg.extractionFlag =
        KVExtractionFlag_CreateDir |
        KVExtractionFlag_Overwrite |
        KVExtractionFlag_GetFormattedBody |
        KVExtractionFlag_SanitizeAbsolutePaths;
    extractArg.filePath = outputFilename;

    KVSubFileExtractInfo extractInfo = NULL;
    error = extractInterface->fpExtractSubFile(fileContext, &extractArg, &extractInfo);

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Product: File Content Extraction 26.1

Topic Title: fpExtractSubFile()