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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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llSuccess = .F.

//  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 (.T.) or a sequence number (.F.).

loImap = createobject("CkImap")

loImap.Ssl = .T.
loImap.Port = 993

llSuccess = loImap.Connect("imap.example.com")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    return
endif

llSuccess = loImap.Login("user@example.com","myPassword")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    return
endif

//  Select the source mailbox.
llSuccess = loImap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    return
endif

//  Copy message sequence number 1 to the "Archive2026" mailbox.  bUid = .F. means the id
//  is a sequence number, not a UID.
llSuccess = loImap.Copy(1,.F.,"Archive2026")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    return
endif

? "Message copied."

llSuccess = loImap.Disconnect()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    return
endif



release loImap