Delete Individual Emails from POP3 Mailbox

Demonstrates how to delete individual emails from a POP3 mailbox.

Download Chilkat Email ActiveX

CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    --  The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3)
    --  and sending (SMTP) email.
    DECLARE @mailman int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.MailMan2', @mailman OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    --  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
    DECLARE @success int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'UnlockComponent', @success OUT, 'Anything for 30-day trial'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        PRINT 'Component unlock failed'
        RETURN
      END

    --  Set the POP3 server's hostname
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'MailHost', 'mail.chilkatsoft.com'

    --  Set the POP3 login/password.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopUsername', 'myLogin'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopPassword', 'myPassword'

    --  Set the ImmediateDelete property = 0
    --  When the DeleteEmail method is called, the POP3 session
    --  will remain open and the emails will be deleted all at once
    --  when the session closes.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'ImmediateDelete', 0

    DECLARE @bundle int

    --  Download email headers.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'GetAllHeaders', @bundle OUT, 1

    IF @bundle Is NULL 
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @i int

    DECLARE @email int

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

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'From', @sTmp0 OUT


        PRINT @sTmp0 + CHAR(13)+CHAR(10)
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'Subject', @sTmp0 OUT


        PRINT @sTmp0 + CHAR(13)+CHAR(10)

        --  If you decide the email is to be deleted, call DeleteEmail.
        --  This marks the email for deletion on the POP3 server.
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'DeleteEmail', @success OUT, @email
        IF @success <> 1
          BEGIN
            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT @sTmp0
            RETURN
          END

        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    --  Make sure the POP3 session is ended to finalize the deletes.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'Pop3EndSession', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
      END

    PRINT 'Success!'
END
GO