Java

Copy an IMAP Message to Another Mailbox

Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.Copy method, which copies one message from the currently selected mailbox to a destination mailbox. The first argument identifies the source message; the second (bUid) indicates whether the id is a UID (true) or a sequence number (false). This example copies a message from the Inbox to another mailbox.

Background: Messages can be identified two ways in IMAP: a sequence number (the message's current 1-based position, which shifts as messages are added or expunged) or a UID (a stable identifier that doesn't change). The bUid flag tells Copy which you're passing. Copying leaves the original in place and places a duplicate in the destination — use MoveMessages to relocate instead of duplicate.

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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;

    //  Demonstrates the Imap.Copy method, which copies one message from the currently selected
    //  mailbox to a destination mailbox.  The 1st argument identifies the source message; the 2nd
    //  (bUid) indicates whether the id is a UID (true) or a sequence number (false).

    CkImap imap = new CkImap();

    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);

    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = imap.Login("user@example.com","myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

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

    //  Copy message sequence number 1 to the "Archive2026" mailbox.  bUid = false means the id
    //  is a sequence number, not a UID.
    success = imap.Copy(1,false,"Archive2026");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Message copied.");

    success = imap.Disconnect();
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }
  }
}