DataFlex

Download Unread Email from IMAP Mailbox

Download unread email messages from an IMAP mailbox. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoImap
    String sSeenSearch
    String sNotSeenSearch
    Boolean iFetchUids
    Variant vMessageSet
    Handle hoMessageSet
    Variant vBundle
    Handle hoBundle
    Boolean iHeadersOnly
    Variant vEmail
    Handle hoEmail
    Integer i
    Integer iNumEmails
    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 "admin@chilkatsoft.com" "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

    // Find emails marked as seen or not already seen:
    Move "SEEN" To sSeenSearch
    Move "NOT SEEN" To sNotSeenSearch

    // Get the set of unseen message UIDs
    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 sNotSeenSearch iFetchUids vMessageSet To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Fetch the unseen emails into a bundle object:
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatEmailBundle)) To hoBundle
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoBundle))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoBundle
    End
    Move False To iHeadersOnly
    Get pvComObject of hoMessageSet to vMessageSet
    Get pvComObject of hoBundle to vBundle
    Get ComFetchMsgSet Of hoImap iHeadersOnly vMessageSet vBundle To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Display the Subject and From of each email.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatEmail)) To hoEmail
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoEmail))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoEmail
    End
    Move 0 To i
    Get ComMessageCount Of hoBundle To iNumEmails
    While (i < iNumEmails)
        Get pvComObject of hoEmail to vEmail
        Get ComEmailAt Of hoBundle i vEmail To iSuccess

        Get ComGetHeaderField Of hoEmail "Date" To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Get ComSubject Of hoEmail To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Get ComFrom Of hoEmail To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Showln "--"
        Move (i + 1) To i
    Loop

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


End_Procedure