Create Email Folder (sub-Mailbox)

How to create a new email folder (sub-mailbox). (In GMail, folders are called "labels". This example would create a new "label" in GMail.)

Download: Chilkat .NET Assemblies

Dim imap As New Chilkat.Imap()

Dim success As Boolean

'  Anything unlocks the component and begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
success = imap.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


imap.Ssl = true
imap.Port = 993

'  Connect to an IMAP server.
success = imap.Connect("imap.gmail.com")
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Create the new email folder (sub-mailbox) on the IMAP server.
'  If no folder path is provided, the new folder is a sub-mailbox of Inbox.
success = imap.CreateMailbox("newFolder")
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  (In GMail, folders are called "labels".
'  This example would create a new "label" in GMail.)

'  Now create a sub-folder under "newFolder".
'  Make sure to use the proper separator char for your IMAP server.
'  The separator char used here is "/".   It is typically "/" or ".".
'  The SeparatorChar property contains the separator char
'  that should be used for the current IMAP session.
success = imap.CreateMailbox("newFolder/subFolder_A")
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


MsgBox("Success.")