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Delete IMAP Email

To delete an email, the "Deleted" flag must be set to 1 for each message to be deleted. You must also call Expunge or ExpungeAndClose to remove the emails marked as deleted.

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C++
#include <CkImap.h>
#include <CkMessageSet.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    //  This example deletes email matching a criteria from Inbox.
    CkImap imap;

    //  Turn on session logging:
    imap.put_KeepSessionLog(true);

    //  Connect to an IMAP server.
    //  Use TLS
    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);
    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

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

    //  Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    bool fetchUids = true;
    //  Get the message IDs for all emails having "FTP2" in the subject.
    CkMessageSet messageSet;
    success = imap.QueryMbx("SUBJECT FTP2",fetchUids,messageSet);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Set the Deleted flag for each message:
    success = imap.SetFlags(messageSet,"Deleted",1);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Expunge and close the mailbox.
    success = imap.ExpungeAndClose();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Display the session log.
    std::cout << imap.sessionLog() << "\r\n";

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