Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

List IMAP Mailboxes

List the mailboxes available within an IMAP account. 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.Mailboxes;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  imap: TImap;
  refName: string;
  wildcardedMailbox: string;
  subscribed: Boolean;
  mboxes: TMailboxes;
  i: Integer;

begin
  success := False;

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

  imap := TImap.Create;

  //  Connect to an IMAP server.
  //  Use TLS
  imap.Ssl := True;
  imap.Port := 993;
  success := imap.Connect('MY-IMAP-DOMAIN');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Login
  success := imap.Login('MY-IMAP-LOGIN','MY-IMAP-PASSWORD');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  refName := '';
  //  refName is usually set to an empty string.
  //  A non-empty reference name argument is the name of a mailbox or a level of
  //  mailbox hierarchy, and indicates the context in which the mailbox
  //  name is interpreted.

  //  Select all mailboxes matching this pattern:
  wildcardedMailbox := '*';

  subscribed := False;

  mboxes := TMailboxes.Create;
  success := imap.MbxList(subscribed,refName,wildcardedMailbox,mboxes);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(imap.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  i := 0;
  while i < mboxes.Count do
    begin
      WriteLn(mboxes.GetName(i));
      i := i + 1;
    end;

  //  Sample output looks like this:
  //  INBOX.vendors.shareit
  //  INBOX.oldSupport
  //  INBOX.vendors.paypal
  //  INBOX.sales
  //  INBOX.lists
  //  INBOX.Drafts
  //  INBOX.vendors.dell
  //  INBOX.Trash
  //  INBOX.invoiceRequests
  //  INBOX.purchases
  //  INBOX.vendors.inMotion
  //  INBOX.oldEmail
  //  INBOX.vendors
  //  INBOX.lists.python
  //  INBOX.vendors.myhosting
  //  INBOX.Templates
  //  INBOX.friends
  //  INBOX.bounceSamples
  //  INBOX.lists.ruby
  //  INBOX.vendors.peer1
  //  INBOX.Sent
  //  INBOX.Junk
  //  INBOX

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


  imap.Free;
  mboxes.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.