Swift

Copy an IMAP Message to Another Mailbox

Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.Copy method, which copies one message from the currently selected mailbox to a destination mailbox. The first argument identifies the source message; the second (bUid) indicates whether the id is a UID (true) or a sequence number (false). This example copies a message from the Inbox to another mailbox.

Background: Messages can be identified two ways in IMAP: a sequence number (the message's current 1-based position, which shifts as messages are added or expunged) or a UID (a stable identifier that doesn't change). The bUid flag tells Copy which you're passing. Copying leaves the original in place and places a duplicate in the destination — use MoveMessages to relocate instead of duplicate.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    //  Demonstrates the Imap.Copy method, which copies one message from the currently selected
    //  mailbox to a destination mailbox.  The 1st argument identifies the source message; the 2nd
    //  (bUid) indicates whether the id is a UID (true) or a sequence number (false).

    let imap = CkoImap()!

    imap.ssl = true
    imap.port = 993

    success = imap.connect(hostname: "imap.example.com")
    if success == false {
        print("\(imap.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    success = imap.login(login: "user@example.com", password: "myPassword")
    if success == false {
        print("\(imap.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    //  Select the source mailbox.
    success = imap.selectMailbox(mailbox: "Inbox")
    if success == false {
        print("\(imap.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    //  Copy message sequence number 1 to the "Archive2026" mailbox.  bUid = false means the id
    //  is a sequence number, not a UID.
    success = imap.copy(msgId: 1, bUid: false, copyToMailbox: "Archive2026")
    if success == false {
        print("\(imap.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("Message copied.")

    success = imap.disconnect()
    if success == false {
        print("\(imap.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }


}