(PowerBuilder) Transition from Imap.Search to Imap.QueryMbx

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated Search method calls with QueryMbx.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Imap
string ls_Criteria
integer li_BUid
oleobject loo_MsgSetObj
oleobject loo_Mset
integer li_Success

loo_Imap = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Imap" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Imap.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Imap")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Imap
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// ...
// ...

ls_Criteria = "FROM bob@example.com"
li_BUid = 1

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The Search method is deprecated:

loo_MsgSetObj = loo_Imap.Search(ls_Criteria,li_BUid)
if loo_Imap.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Imap.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Imap
    return
end if

// ...
// ...

destroy loo_MsgSetObj

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Do the equivalent using QueryMbx.
// Your application creates a new, empty MessageSet object which is passed 
// in the last argument and filled upon success.

loo_Mset = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.MessageSet" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Mset.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.MessageSet")

li_Success = loo_Imap.QueryMbx(ls_Criteria,li_BUid,loo_Mset)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Imap.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Imap
    destroy loo_Mset
    return
end if



destroy loo_Imap
destroy loo_Mset