(Visual Basic 6.0) 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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Dim imap As New ChilkatImap

' ...
' ...

Dim criteria As String
criteria = "FROM bob@example.com"
Dim bUid As Long
bUid = 1

' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' The Search method is deprecated:

Dim msgSetObj As MessageSet
Set msgSetObj = imap.Search(criteria,bUid)
If (imap.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print imap.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' ...
' ...

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

Dim mset As New MessageSet
Dim success As Long
success = imap.QueryMbx(criteria,bUid,mset)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print imap.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If