SQL Server

How to Copy IMAP Mail to another IMAP Server

Demonstrates how to copy the entire contents of an IMAP mailbox to another IMAP server. SQL Server

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    DECLARE @imapSrc int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Imap', @imapSrc OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Connect to our source IMAP server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imapSrc, 'Connect', @success OUT, 'imap.example.com'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imapSrc, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imapSrc
        RETURN
      END

    -- Login to the source IMAP server
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imapSrc, 'Login', @success OUT, 'admin@chilkatsoft.com', 'myPassword'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imapSrc, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imapSrc
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @imapDest int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Imap', @imapDest OUT

    -- Connect to our destination IMAP server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imapDest, 'Connect', @success OUT, 'mail.example-code.com'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imapDest, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imapSrc
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imapDest
        RETURN
      END

    -- Login to the destination IMAP server
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imapDest, 'Login', @success OUT, 'myLogin', 'myPassword'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imapDest, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imapSrc
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imapDest
        RETURN
      END

    -- Select an IMAP mailbox on the source IMAP server
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imapSrc, 'SelectMailbox', @success OUT, 'Inbox'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imapSrc, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imapSrc
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imapDest
        RETURN
      END

    -- After selecting a mailbox, the NumMessages property will
    -- be updated to reflect the total number of emails in the mailbox:
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imapSrc, 'NumMessages', @iTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @iTmp0

    -- The emails in the mailbox will always have sequence numbers
    -- ranging from 1 to NumMessages.

    -- This example will copy the first 10 messages using sequence numbers
    DECLARE @sbMime int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbMime OUT

    DECLARE @seqNum int

    SELECT @seqNum = 1
    WHILE @seqNum <= 10
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbMime, 'Clear', NULL
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @imapSrc, 'FetchSingleAsMimeSb', @success OUT, @seqNum, 0, @sbMime
        IF @success = 0
          BEGIN
            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imapSrc, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT @sTmp0
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imapSrc
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imapDest
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbMime
            RETURN
          END

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @imapDest, 'AppendMimeWithFlagsSb', @success OUT, 'Inbox', @sbMime, 0, 0, 0, 0
        IF @success = 0
          BEGIN
            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imapDest, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT @sTmp0
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imapSrc
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imapDest
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbMime
            RETURN
          END
        SELECT @seqNum = @seqNum + 1
      END

    -- Disconnect from the IMAP servers.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imapSrc, 'Disconnect', @success OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imapDest, 'Disconnect', @success OUT

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imapSrc
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imapDest
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbMime


END
GO