(JavaScript) Copy an Email from One Mailbox to Another

Copies an email from one IMAP folder to another. After running this example, copies of the email will be present in both source and destination folders.

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

Note

This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

var success = false;

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

// This example copies an email from one mailbox to another.
var imap = new CkImap();

// Turn on session logging:
imap.KeepSessionLog = true;

// Connect to an IMAP server.
// Use TLS
imap.Ssl = true;
imap.Port = 993;
success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Login
success = imap.Login("***","***");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox.testing.a");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

var fetchUids = true;

// Get the message IDs for all emails having "Re:" in the subject.
var messageSet = new CkMessageSet();
success = imap.QueryMbx("SUBJECT Re:",fetchUids,messageSet);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Copy the messages from "Inbox.testing.a" to "Inbox.testing.b" in one call to CopyMultiple:
success = imap.CopyMultiple(messageSet,"Inbox.testing.b");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Alternatively, loop over each message in the set and
// copy each separately:
var i = 0;
while (i < messageSet.Count) {

    var msgId = messageSet.GetId(i);
    var isUid = messageSet.HasUids;

    success = imap.Copy(msgId,isUid,"Inbox.testing.c");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    i = i+1;
}

// Display the session log.
console.log(imap.SessionLog);

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