Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

Copy Multiple IMAP Messages to Another Mailbox

Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.CopyMultiple method, which copies the messages in a MessageSet to another mailbox, leaving the originals in place. The first argument is the MessageSet and the second is the destination mailbox name. This example searches for recent messages and copies them to a Backup mailbox.

Background: This maps to the IMAP COPY command, which duplicates messages entirely on the server — nothing is downloaded. The copy in the destination mailbox is an independent message with its own UID; changing flags on one copy does not affect the other. Combine CopyMultiple with a search from QueryMbx to snapshot or archive matching messages without removing them from their current folder.

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program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Imap,
  Chilkat.MessageSet;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  imap: TImap;
  msgSet: TMessageSet;

begin
  success := False;

  //  Demonstrates the Imap.CopyMultiple method, which copies the messages in a MessageSet to
  //  another mailbox, leaving the originals in place.  The 1st argument is the MessageSet and
  //  the 2nd is the destination mailbox name.

  imap := TImap.Create;

  imap.Ssl := True;
  imap.Port := 993;

  success := imap.Connect('imap.example.com');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  success := imap.Login('user@example.com','myPassword');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  success := imap.SelectMailbox('Inbox');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Find the messages to copy (here, messages seen today, by UID).
  msgSet := TMessageSet.Create;
  success := imap.QueryMbx('SINCE 15-Jul-2026',True,msgSet);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Copy them to the "Backup" mailbox.  The originals remain in the Inbox.
  success := imap.CopyMultiple(msgSet,'Backup');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn('Copied ' + msgSet.Count + ' messages to Backup.');

  success := imap.Disconnect();
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;


  imap.Free;
  msgSet.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.