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Load a MessageSet from a Compact String

Demonstrates the Chilkat MessageSet.FromCompactString method, which clears the set and loads message identifiers from compact IMAP message-set syntax. The only argument is the compact string: a colon specifies an inclusive ascending range, and commas separate values or ranges. This example loads 1:5,8:10 and prints the result as a comma-separated list.

Background: Compact message-set syntax is how IMAP itself expresses groups of messages — 1:5,8:10 is far more concise than listing every id. FromCompactString is the inverse of ToCompactString: it parses that text into a set you can pass to Imap methods. Duplicates are removed, identifiers are sorted ascending, and the existing HasUids setting is preserved. Note the string carries only the numbers — it does not record whether they are UIDs or sequence numbers.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

'  Demonstrates the MessageSet.FromCompactString method, which loads a set of message
'  identifiers from compact IMAP message-set syntax.  The only argument is the compact string.
'  A colon specifies an inclusive range, and commas separate values or ranges.

Dim msgSet As New Chilkat.MessageSet

'  Load a compact message set.  "1:5,8:10" expands to 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10.
success = msgSet.FromCompactString("1:5,8:10")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(msgSet.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Count: " & msgSet.Count)

'  Show the loaded identifiers in comma-separated form.
Dim csv As String = msgSet.ToCommaSeparatedStr()
Debug.WriteLine(csv)