Secure IMAP over SSL

To communicate with an IMAP server over SSL, simply set the Ssl and Port properties. The remainder of your code is the same as with non-SSL.

Download Chilkat IMAP ActiveX

CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @imap int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Imap', @imap OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    --  Anything unlocks the component and begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'UnlockComponent', @success OUT, 'Anything for 30-day trial'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  To use a secure SSL connection, set SSL and the port:
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @imap, 'Ssl', 1
    --  The typical port for IMAP SSL is 993
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @imap, 'Port', 993

    --  Connect to an IMAP server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'Connect', @success OUT, 'mail.chilkatsoft.com'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Login
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'Login', @success OUT, 'myLogin', 'myPassword'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Select an IMAP mailbox
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'SelectMailbox', @success OUT, 'Inbox'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @messageSet int

    --  We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
    DECLARE @fetchUids int

    SELECT @fetchUids = 1
    --  Get the message IDs of all the emails in the mailbox
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'Search', @messageSet OUT, 'ALL', @fetchUids
    IF @messageSet Is NULL 
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Fetch the emails into a bundle object:
    DECLARE @bundle int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'FetchBundle', @bundle OUT, @messageSet
    IF @bundle Is NULL 
      BEGIN

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.
    DECLARE @i int

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bundle, 'MessageCount', @iTmp0 OUT
    SELECT @i = 0
    WHILE @i <= @iTmp0 - 1
      BEGIN
        DECLARE @email int

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @bundle, 'GetEmail', @email OUT, @i
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'From', @sTmp0 OUT

        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'Subject', @sTmp0 OUT

        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT '--'

        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    --  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'Disconnect', NULL


END
GO