Unicode C++

Forward by Attaching the Existing Email to a New Email

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Demonstrates how to forward an email by attaching the email to a new email.

This example reads an email from an IMAP server, attaches the email to a new email, and sends the new email.

Unicode C++

#include <CkImapW.h>
#include <CkEmailW.h>
#include <CkMailManW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    // Read the 1st (most recent) email in an Inbox.
    CkImapW imap;

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);
    success = imap.Connect(L"imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Login
    success = imap.Login(L"myLogin",L"myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox(L"Inbox");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    int numEmails = imap.get_NumMessages();

    // Fetch the email at the last sequence number.
    // (We are assuming the Inbox has at least 1 email)

    CkEmailW email;
    success = imap.FetchEmail(false,numEmails,false,email);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    imap.Disconnect();

    wprintf(L"%s\n",email.subject());

    // Create a new email.  The email we just read will be attached to this email.
    CkEmailW eForward;

    eForward.AddTo(L"Joe",L"joe@example.com");

    eForward.put_FromAddress(L"matt@somewhere.com");
    eForward.put_FromName(L"Matt");
    eForward.put_Subject(L"This is an email with another email attached.");

    eForward.SetHtmlBody(L"<p>Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you.  See the attached email.</p>");

    // Attach the email.
    eForward.AttachEmail(email);

    // We could save the .eml, then double-click on it to view in our mail program, such as Outlook or Thunderbird..
    eForward.SaveEml(L"qa_output/forward.eml");

    // We could send (forward) the email..
    CkMailManW mailman;

    mailman.put_SmtpHost(L"smtp.example.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpUsername(L"myLogin");
    mailman.put_SmtpPassword(L"myPassword");
    mailman.put_SmtpPort(587);
    mailman.put_StartTLS(true);

    success = mailman.SendEmail(eForward);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection();
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.\n");
    }

    wprintf(L"Mail Sent!\n");
    }