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Select an IMAP Mailbox

Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.SelectMailbox method, which opens a mailbox for read-write access. A mailbox must be selected before message fetch, search, flag, copy, move, or expunge operations that act on messages. This example selects the Inbox.

Background: In IMAP, mail is organized into mailboxes (folders), and most message operations act on the currently selected one — so selecting a mailbox is the required step between logging in and working with messages. SelectMailbox opens it read-write, allowing changes such as setting flags or deleting. When you only need to read and must not alter anything (including the \Seen flag), use ExamineMailbox instead.

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#include <CkImapW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the Imap.SelectMailbox method, which opens a mailbox for read-write access.
    //  A mailbox must be selected before message fetch, search, flag, copy, move, or expunge
    //  operations that act on messages.

    CkImapW imap;

    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;
    }

    success = imap.Login(L"user@example.com",L"myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Open the Inbox for read-write access.
    success = imap.SelectMailbox(L"Inbox");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Inbox selected for read-write access.\n");

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