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.

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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;