Send IMAP Raw Command and Receive Response

Demonstrates how to send an arbitrary (raw) command to an IMAP server and receive the response. This example will set the "Seen" flag for an email with a pre-known UID.

Note: Normally, you would call the SetFlag method to set a flag. This example only serves to show how SendRawCommand is used.

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LOCAL loImap
LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL lcResponse

loImap = CreateObject('Chilkat.Imap')

*  Anything unlocks the component and begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
lnSuccess = loImap.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loImap.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

loImap.KeepSessionLog = 1

*  Connect to an IMAP server.
lnSuccess = loImap.Connect("mail.chilkatsoft.com")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loImap.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

*  Login
lnSuccess = loImap.Login("***","***")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loImap.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

*  Select an IMAP mailbox
lnSuccess = loImap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loImap.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

*  Assume we know that the UID for the email in question is 2:

lcResponse = loImap.SendRawCommand("UID STORE 2 +FLAGS.SILENT (\Seen)")

? lcResponse

*  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
loImap.Disconnect()

? loImap.SessionLog