B4X Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Sorting Email

Demonstrates how to sort an email bundle. B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim imap As ChilkatImap
imap.Initialize("imap")

'  Connect to the IMAP server.
'  Use TLS
imap.Ssl = True
imap.Port = 993
success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com")
If success = False Then
    Log(imap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin", "myPassword")
If success = False Then
    Log(imap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
If success = False Then
    Log(imap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Dim fetchUids As Boolean = True
Dim messageSet As ChilkatMessageSet
messageSet.Initialize
success = imap.QueryMbx("ALL", fetchUids, messageSet)
If success = False Then
    Log(imap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Fetch the email headers into a bundle object:
Dim bundle As ChilkatEmailBundle
bundle.Initialize
Dim headersOnly As Boolean = True
success = imap.FetchMsgSet(headersOnly, messageSet, bundle)
If success = False Then
    Log(imap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Sort the email bundle by date, recipient, sender, or subject:
Dim ascending As Boolean = True
bundle.SortByDate(ascending)

'  To sort by recipient, sender, or subject, call 
'  SortBySender, SortByRecipient, or SortBySubject.

'  Display the Subject and From of each email.
Dim email As ChilkatEmail
email.Initialize
Dim i As Int = 0
Do While i < bundle.MessageCount
    bundle.EmailAt(i, email)

    Log(email.GetHeaderField("Date"))
    Log(email.Subject)
    Log(email.From)
    Log("--")

    i = i + 1
Loop

'  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
success = imap.Disconnect