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Rename an IMAP Mailbox

Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.RenameMailbox method, which renames a mailbox from the first name to the second. Changing the hierarchy components in the new name can also move a mailbox within the server's folder tree. This example renames OldName to NewName.

Background: Because a mailbox's full name encodes its place in the folder hierarchy, renaming is also how you move a folder: renaming Inbox/Draft to Archive/Draft relocates it under a different parent. The messages inside move along with the folder. This makes RenameMailbox the tool for both relabeling and reorganizing an account's folder structure.

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#include <CkImap.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the Imap.RenameMailbox method, which renames a mailbox.  Changing hierarchy
    //  components can also move a mailbox within the server's folder tree.

    CkImap imap;

    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);

    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    success = imap.Login("user@example.com","myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Rename a mailbox from "OldName" to "NewName".
    success = imap.RenameMailbox("OldName","NewName");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "Mailbox renamed." << "\r\n";

    success = imap.Disconnect();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }
    }