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Delete IMAP Email

To delete an email, the "Deleted" flag must be set to 1 for each message to be deleted. You must also call Expunge or ExpungeAndClose to remove the emails marked as deleted.

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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)
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;
  fetchUids: Boolean;
  messageSet: TMessageSet;

begin
  success := False;

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

  //  This example deletes email matching a criteria from Inbox.
  imap := TImap.Create;

  //  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) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Login
  success := imap.Login('myLogin','myPassword');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Select an IMAP mailbox
  success := imap.SelectMailbox('Inbox');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  fetchUids := True;
  //  Get the message IDs for all emails having "FTP2" in the subject.
  messageSet := TMessageSet.Create;
  success := imap.QueryMbx('SUBJECT FTP2',fetchUids,messageSet);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Set the Deleted flag for each message:
  success := imap.SetFlags(messageSet,'Deleted',1);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Expunge and close the mailbox.
  success := imap.ExpungeAndClose();
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

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

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


  imap.Free;
  messageSet.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.