Delete IMAP Email

To delete an email, the "Deleted" flag must be set to 1 for each message to be deleted. You must also call Expunge or ExpungeAndClose to remove the emails marked as deleted.

Download Chilkat IMAP ActiveX

uses
    Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
    Dialogs, StdCtrls,
    CHILKATIMAPLib_TLB,
    OleCtrls;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
imap: TChilkatImap;
success: Integer;
messageSet: CHILKATIMAPLib_TLB.IMessageSet;
fetchUids: Integer;

begin
//  This example deletes email matching a criteria from Inbox.
imap := TChilkatImap.Create(Self);

//  Anything unlocks the component and begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
success := imap.UnlockComponent('Anything for 30-day trial');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Turn on session logging:
imap.KeepSessionLog := 1;

//  Connect to an IMAP server.
success := imap.Connect('mail.chilkatsoft.com');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Login
success := imap.Login('myLogin','myPassword');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Select an IMAP mailbox
success := imap.SelectMailbox('Inbox');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

fetchUids := 1;
//  Get the message IDs for all emails having "FTP2" in the subject.
messageSet := imap.Search('SUBJECT FTP2',fetchUids);
if (messageSet = nil ) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Set the Deleted flag for each message:
success := imap.SetFlags(messageSet,'Deleted',1);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Expunge and close the mailbox.
success := imap.ExpungeAndClose();
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Display the session log.
Memo1.Lines.Add(imap.SessionLog);

//  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
imap.Disconnect();


end;