DataFlex

Download MIME Source of Emails in IMAP Mailbox

Demonstrates how to download the MIME source for emails on an IMAP server. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoImap
    Integer iNumMessages
    Variant vSbMime
    Handle hoSbMime
    Integer iSeqNum
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatImap)) To hoImap
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoImap))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoImap
    End

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    Set ComSsl Of hoImap To True
    Set ComPort Of hoImap To 993
    Get ComConnect Of hoImap "imap.example.com" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Login
    Get ComLogin Of hoImap "myLogin" "myPassword" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    Get ComSelectMailbox Of hoImap "Inbox" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // The NumMessages property contains the number of messages in the selected mailbox.
    Get ComNumMessages Of hoImap To iNumMessages
    If (iNumMessages = 0) Begin
        Showln "No messages exist in the Inbox."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbMime
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbMime))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbMime
    End

    For iSeqNum From 1 To iNumMessages
        Send ComClear To hoSbMime
        Get pvComObject of hoSbMime to vSbMime
        Get ComFetchSingleAsMimeSb Of hoImap iSeqNum False vSbMime To iSuccess
        If (iSuccess = False) Begin
            Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
            Showln sTemp1
            Procedure_Return
        End

        // The MIME source of the downloaded email is contained in sbMime.
    Loop

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    Get ComDisconnect Of hoImap To iSuccess


End_Procedure