(VBScript) Connecting to GMAIL using IMAP

Demonstrates how to connect to GMAIL using IMAP.

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True)


set imap = CreateObject("Chilkat.Imap")

'  Anything unlocks the component and begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
success = imap.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

'  Turn on session logging:
imap.KeepSessionLog = 1

'  Connect to GMail
'  Chilkat automatically recognizes "imap.gmail.com" and,
'  because it's so common, automatically sets the port = 993
'  and uses a secure SSL/TLS connection.
success = imap.Connect("imap.gmail.com")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

'  Login
'  Your login is typically your GMail email address.
success = imap.Login("username@gmail.com","myPassword")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

'  Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

'  Show the session log.
outFile.WriteLine(imap.SessionLog)

'  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
imap.Disconnect 


outFile.Close