(MFC) Demonstrates IMAP Session Logging

Demonstrates how to enable IMAP session logging and examine the session log.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkImap.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkImap imap;

    // Turn on session logging:
    imap.put_KeepSessionLog(true);

    // Connect to GMail
    // Use TLS
    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);
    bool success = imap.Connect("imap.gmail.com");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Login
    // Your login is typically your GMail email address.
    success = imap.Login("username@gmail.com","myPassword");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Show the session log.
    strOut.append(imap.sessionLog());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    // The session log will look like this:

    // ----INFO----
    // Connecting to IMAP server at imap.gmail.com:993
    // ----IMAP RESPONSE----
    // * OK Gimap ready for requests from ...
    // ----IMAP REQUEST----
    // aaab LOGIN "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
    // ----IMAP RESPONSE----
    // * CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 UNSELECT IDLE NAMESPACE QUOTA ID XLIST CHILDREN X-GM-EXT-1 UIDPLUS COMPRESS=DEFLATE ENABLE MOVE CONDSTORE ESEARCH UTF8=ACCEPT LIST-EXTENDED LIST-STATUS LITERAL- SPECIAL-USE APPENDLIMIT=35651584
    // aaab OK chilkat.support@gmail.com authenticated (Success)
    // ----IMAP REQUEST----
    // aaac SELECT "Inbox"
    // ----IMAP RESPONSE----
    // * FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Draft \Deleted \Seen $Forwarded $MDNSent $NotPhishing $Phishing $label1 $label2 $label3 $label4 $label5 Junk NonJunk)
    // * OK [PERMANENTFLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Draft \Deleted \Seen $Forwarded $MDNSent $NotPhishing $Phishing $label1 $label2 $label3 $label4 $label5 Junk NonJunk \*)] Flags permitted.
    // * OK [UIDVALIDITY 3] UIDs valid.
    // * 29 EXISTS
    // * 0 RECENT
    // * OK [UIDNEXT 6286] Predicted next UID.
    // * OK [HIGHESTMODSEQ 813897]
    // aaac OK [READ-WRITE] Inbox selected. (Success)

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


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }