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Copy an IMAP Message to Another Mailbox

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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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function chilkatExample() {

    var 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).

    var imap = new chilkat.Imap();

    imap.Ssl = true;
    imap.Port = 993;

    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    success = imap.Login("user@example.com","myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Select the source mailbox.
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(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) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Message copied.");

    success = imap.Disconnect();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }


}

chilkatExample();