(VBScript) Transition from Imap.GetAllUids to Imap.QueryMbx

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated GetAllUids method calls with QueryMbx.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Imap")
set imap = CreateObject("Chilkat.Imap")

' ...
' ...

' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' The GetAllUids method is deprecated:

' msgSetObj is a Chilkat.MessageSet
Set msgSetObj = imap.GetAllUids()
If (imap.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
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.

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.MessageSet")
set mset = CreateObject("Chilkat.MessageSet")
success = imap.QueryMbx("ALL",1,mset)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If


outFile.Close