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(VBScript) IMAP Find Emails by DateSee more IMAP ExamplesExplains how to find emails by date using the IMAP protocol.Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.
Dim fso, outFile Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file. Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True) success = 0 ' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked. ' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code. set imap = CreateObject("Chilkat.Imap") ' Connect to an IMAP server. imap.Ssl = 1 imap.Port = 993 success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com") If (success = 0) Then outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText) WScript.Quit End If ' Login success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword") If (success = 0) Then outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText) WScript.Quit End If ' Select an IMAP mailbox success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox") If (success = 0) Then outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText) WScript.Quit End If ' In the IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) protocol, criteria strings are used to search for emails matching specific criteria on the mail server. ' When searching for emails by date, you can use criteria strings to specify the date range you're interested in. ' ' IMAP provides several options for searching emails by date using criteria strings. Here are the commonly used ones: ' ' 1. BEFORE: Searches for emails sent before a specific date. ' Example: BEFORE 01-Apr-2022 ' ' 2. ON: Searches for emails sent on a specific date. ' Example: ON 01-Apr-2022 ' ' 3. SINCE: Searches for emails sent after a specific date. ' Example: SINCE 01-Apr-2022 ' ' 4. SENTBEFORE: Searches for emails whose date header (sent date) is before a specific date. ' Example: SENTBEFORE 01-Apr-2022 ' ' 5. SENTON: Searches for emails whose date header (sent date) is on a specific date. ' Example: SENTON 01-Apr-2022 ' ' 6. SENTSINCE: Searches for emails whose date header (sent date) is after a specific date. ' Example: SENTSINCE 01-Apr-2022 ' ' ' The date format used in IMAP criteria strings is typically a specific format like "DD-Mon-YYYY" (e.g., "01-Apr-2022"), but some servers may also accept other formats ' such as "YYYY-MM-DD". It's essential to check the documentation or specifications of the IMAP server you're working with to ensure compatibility with the ' date format you're using. ' ' By combining these date criteria strings with other search criteria (such as sender, recipient, subject, etc.), ' you can effectively filter and retrieve emails based on various conditions. ' ' Search for messages on a specific date. ' The date string is DD-Month-YYYY where Month is ' Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, or Dec. onDate = "SENTON 15-Apr-2024" ' Search for messages between two dates. SENTBEFORE ' finds emails sent before a date, and SENTSINCE finds ' email sent on or after a date. The "AND" operation ' is implied by joining criteria, separated by spaces. betweenDates = "SENTSINCE 12-Apr-2024 SENTBEFORE 15-Apr-2024" ' We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers. fetchUids = 1 set messageSet = CreateObject("Chilkat.MessageSet") success = imap.QueryMbx(betweenDates,fetchUids,messageSet) If (success = 0) Then outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText) WScript.Quit End If outFile.WriteLine(messageSet.ToCompactString()) ' Download each email in the message set. set email = CreateObject("Chilkat.Email") messageCount = messageSet.Count i = 0 Do While i < messageCount success = imap.FetchEmail(0,messageSet.GetId(i),fetchUids,email) If (success = 0) Then outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText) WScript.Quit End If outFile.WriteLine(email.Subject) ' ... i = i + 1 Loop ' Disconnect from the IMAP server. success = imap.Disconnect() outFile.Close |
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