(PowerShell) 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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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$imap = New-Object Chilkat.Imap

# ...
# ...

$criteria = "FROM bob@example.com"
$bUid = $true

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The Search method is deprecated:

$msgSetObj = $imap.Search($criteria,$bUid)
if ($imap.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# ...
# ...

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

$mset = New-Object Chilkat.MessageSet
$success = $imap.QueryMbx($criteria,$bUid,$mset)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}