(C) IMAP Delete Old Email (before a specified date)

Demonstrates how to delete email older than a particular date.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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#include <C_CkImap.h>
#include <C_CkMessageSet.h>
#include <C_CkEmail.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkImap imap;
    BOOL fetchUids;
    HCkMessageSet messageSet;
    HCkEmail email;
    int i;
    int count;
    BOOL headerOnly;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    imap = CkImap_Create();

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    CkImap_putSsl(imap,TRUE);
    CkImap_putPort(imap,993);
    // Use your IMAP server domain.  This example 
    success = CkImap_Connect(imap,"imap.example.com");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    // Login
    success = CkImap_Login(imap,"myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = CkImap_SelectMailbox(imap,"Inbox");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    // Get message ID's for emails older than 1/1/2025
    fetchUids = TRUE;
    messageSet = CkMessageSet_Create();
    success = CkImap_QueryMbx(imap,"SENTBEFORE 01-Jan-2025",fetchUids,messageSet);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        CkMessageSet_Dispose(messageSet);
        return;
    }

    // If desired, we can examine the Subject of each email to be deleted..
    email = CkEmail_Create();
    i = 0;
    count = CkMessageSet_getCount(messageSet);
    headerOnly = TRUE;

    while (i < count) {
        success = CkImap_FetchEmail(imap,headerOnly,CkMessageSet_GetId(messageSet,i),TRUE,email);
        if (success == FALSE) {
            printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
            CkImap_Dispose(imap);
            CkMessageSet_Dispose(messageSet);
            CkEmail_Dispose(email);
            return;
        }

        printf("%s\n",CkEmail_localDateStr(email));
        printf("%s\n",CkEmail_subject(email));

        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Set the Deleted flag for each message:
    success = CkImap_SetFlags(imap,messageSet,"Deleted",1);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        CkMessageSet_Dispose(messageSet);
        CkEmail_Dispose(email);
        return;
    }

    // Expunge and close the mailbox.
    success = CkImap_ExpungeAndClose(imap);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        CkMessageSet_Dispose(messageSet);
        CkEmail_Dispose(email);
        return;
    }

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    success = CkImap_Disconnect(imap);


    CkImap_Dispose(imap);
    CkMessageSet_Dispose(messageSet);
    CkEmail_Dispose(email);

    }