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Chilkat2-Python

Transition from Imap.CheckForNewEmail to Imap.QueryMbx

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated CheckForNewEmail method calls with QueryMbx.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

imap = chilkat2.Imap()

# ...
# ...

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The CheckForNewEmail method is deprecated:

# msgSetObj is a CkMessageSet
msgSetObj = imap.CheckForNewEmail()
if (imap.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# ...
# ...

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Do the equivalent using QueryMbx.
# Your application creates a new, empty MessageSet object which is passed 
# in the last argument and filled upon success.

criteria = "new-email"
bUid = True

msgSet = chilkat2.MessageSet()
success = imap.QueryMbx(criteria,bUid,msgSet)
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()