DataFlex

IMAP Move Messages to another Mailbox

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Demonstrates how to move emails from one mailbox to another (on the same IMAP server in the same session). This example requires an IMAP server that supports the MOVE extension. (Most IMAP servers support the MOVE extension.)

Note: The Apple iCloud IMAP server (imap.mail.me.com) does not support the MOVE extension.

DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoImap
    Boolean iFetchUids
    Variant vMessageSet
    Handle hoMessageSet
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    // This example requires 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

    // Keep a session log so we can show it for this example..
    Set ComKeepSessionLog Of hoImap To True

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

    // Login
    Get ComLogin Of hoImap "MY-IMAP-LOGIN" "MY-IMAP-PASSWORD" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    // This example will move some emails from the "old" mailbox to "old/gencer"
    Get ComSelectMailbox Of hoImap "old" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Get a set of message IDs in the currently select mailbox.
    // We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
    Move True To iFetchUids
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatMessageSet)) To hoMessageSet
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoMessageSet))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoMessageSet
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoMessageSet to vMessageSet
    Get ComQueryMbx Of hoImap "FROM Gencer" iFetchUids vMessageSet To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Move these message to another mailbox.
    // Note: The Apple iCloud IMAP server (imap.mail.me.com) does not support the MOVE extension.
    Get pvComObject of hoMessageSet to vMessageSet
    Get ComMoveMessages Of hoImap vMessageSet "old/gencer" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

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

    // Show the session log.
    Get ComSessionLog Of hoImap To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // This is the session log:

    // 	----INFO----
    // 	Connecting to IMAP server at imap.gmail.com:993
    // 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
    // 	* OK Gimap ready for requests from 98.228.98.57 b17mb784727621ign
    // 	----IMAP REQUEST----
    // 	aaab LOGIN "xxx"
    // 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
    // 	* CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 UNSELECT IDLE NAMESPACE QUOTA ID XLIST CHILDREN X-GM-EXT-1 UIDPLUS COMPRESS=DEFLATE ENABLE MOVE CONDSTORE ESEARCH UTF8=ACCEPT LIST-EXTENDED LIST-STATUS LITERAL- APPENDLIMIT=35651584
    // 	aaab OK xxx authenticated (Success)
    // 	----IMAP REQUEST----
    // 	aaac SELECT "old"
    // 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
    // 	* FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Draft \Deleted \Seen $Forwarded $NotPhishing $Phishing $label1 $label2 $label3 $label4 Junk NonJunk)
    // 	* OK [PERMANENTFLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Draft \Deleted \Seen $Forwarded $NotPhishing $Phishing $label1 $label2 $label3 $label4 Junk NonJunk \*)] Flags permitted.
    // 	* OK [UIDVALIDITY 56] UIDs valid.
    // 	* 518 EXISTS
    // 	* 0 RECENT
    // 	* OK [UIDNEXT 2772] Predicted next UID.
    // 	* OK [HIGHESTMODSEQ 364980]
    // 	aaac OK [READ-WRITE] old selected. (Success)
    // 	----IMAP REQUEST----
    // 	aaad UID SEARCH FROM Gencer
    // 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
    // 	* SEARCH 2767 2768 2769 2770 2771
    // 	aaad OK SEARCH completed (Success)
    // 	----IMAP REQUEST----
    // 	aaae UID MOVE 2767:2771 "old/gencer"
    // 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
    // 	* 514 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 514 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 514 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 514 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 514 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 513 EXISTS
    // 	aaae OK [COPYUID 62 2767:2771 21:25] (Success)
    // 	----INFO----
    // 	Disconnecting...
    // 

    Send ComClearSessionLog To hoImap


End_Procedure