(VBScript) Transition from Imap.ThreadCmd to Imap.QueryThread

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated ThreadCmd method calls with QueryThread.

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")

' ...
' ...

threadAlg = "REFERENCES"
charset = "UTF-8"
searchCriteria = "SUBJECT a"
bUid = 1

' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' The ThreadCmd method is deprecated:

' jsonObj is a Chilkat.JsonObject
Set jsonObj = imap.ThreadCmd(threadAlg,charset,searchCriteria,bUid)
If (imap.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' ...
' ...

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

imap.SearchCharset = "UTF-8"

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = imap.QueryThread(threadAlg,searchCriteria,bUid,json)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If


outFile.Close