Sorting Email

How to sort an email bundle.

Download Chilkat Python Library

import sys
import chilkat

imap = chilkat.CkImap()

# Anything unlocks the component and begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
success = imap.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
if (success != True):
    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

# Connect to an IMAP server.
success = imap.Connect("mail.chilkatsoft.com")
if (success != True):
    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

# Login
success = imap.Login("admin@chilkatsoft.com","*myPassword5*")
if (success != True):
    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

# Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
if (success != True):
    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

# We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
fetchUids = True

# Pass any of the above strings here to test a search:
messageSet = imap.Search("ALL",fetchUids)
if (messageSet == None ):
    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

# Fetch the email headers into a bundle object:

bundle = imap.FetchHeaders(messageSet)
if (bundle == None ):

    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

# Sort the email bundle by date, recipient, sender, or subject:
ascending = True
bundle.SortByDate(ascending)

# To sort by recipient, sender, or subject, call
# SortBySender, SortByRecipient, or SortBySubject.

# Display the Subject and From of each email.

for i in range(0,bundle.get_MessageCount()):

    email = bundle.GetEmail(i)

    print email.getHeaderField("Date")
    print email.subject()
    print email.ck_from()
    print "--"

# Disconnect from the IMAP server.
imap.Disconnect()