(Java) Forward an Email using CreateForward

Reads an email from an IMAP server, creates a forward version of the email using the CreateForward method, and sends the email to another recipient.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    // Read the 1st (most recent) email in an Inbox.
    CkImap imap = new CkImap();

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);
    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Login
    success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    int numEmails = imap.get_NumMessages();

    // Fetch the email at the last sequence number.
    // (We are assuming the Inbox has at least 1 email)

    CkEmail email = new CkEmail();
    success = imap.FetchEmail(false,numEmails,false,email);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    imap.Disconnect();

    System.out.println(email.subject());

    CkEmail eForward = new CkEmail();
    success = email.ToForward(eForward);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(email.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // The eForward email has no To or CC recipients yet.
    // Add one or more..
    eForward.AddTo("Joe","joe@example.com");

    // We also need to specify the From name/address.
    eForward.put_FromAddress("matt@someMailServer.com");
    eForward.put_FromName("Matt");

    // If we wish to add text at the start of the email body:
    CkStringBuilder sbHtmlBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    if (eForward.HasHtmlBody() == true) {
        sbHtmlBody.Append(eForward.getHtmlBody());
        sbHtmlBody.Prepend("<p>Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you...</p>");
        eForward.SetHtmlBody(sbHtmlBody.getAsString());
        }

    CkStringBuilder sbPtBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    if (eForward.HasPlainTextBody() == true) {
        sbPtBody.Append(eForward.getPlainTextBody());
        sbPtBody.Prepend("Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you...\r\n\r\n");
        eForward.SetTextBody(sbPtBody.getAsString(),"text/plain");
        }

    // We could save the .eml, then double-click on it to view in our mail program, such as Outlook or Thunderbird..
    eForward.SaveEml("qa_output/forward.eml");

    // We could send (forward) the email..
    CkMailMan mailman = new CkMailMan();

    mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.example.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpUsername("myLogin");
    mailman.put_SmtpPassword("myPassword");
    mailman.put_SmtpPort(587);
    mailman.put_StartTLS(true);

    success = mailman.SendEmail(eForward);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection();
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println("Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.");
        }

    System.out.println("Mail Sent!");
  }
}