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Select an IMAP Mailbox

Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.SelectMailbox method, which opens a mailbox for read-write access. A mailbox must be selected before message fetch, search, flag, copy, move, or expunge operations that act on messages. This example selects the Inbox.

Background: In IMAP, mail is organized into mailboxes (folders), and most message operations act on the currently selected one — so selecting a mailbox is the required step between logging in and working with messages. SelectMailbox opens it read-write, allowing changes such as setting flags or deleting. When you only need to read and must not alter anything (including the \Seen flag), use ExamineMailbox instead.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oImap

nSuccess := 0

//  Demonstrates the Imap.SelectMailbox method, which opens a mailbox for read-write access.
//  A mailbox must be selected before message fetch, search, flag, copy, move, or expunge
//  operations that act on messages.

oImap := CreateObject("Chilkat.Imap")

oImap:Ssl := 1
oImap:Port := 993

nSuccess := oImap:Connect("imap.example.com")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oImap:LastErrorText
    oImap:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

nSuccess := oImap:Login("user@example.com", "myPassword")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oImap:LastErrorText
    oImap:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Open the Inbox for read-write access.
nSuccess := oImap:SelectMailbox("Inbox")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oImap:LastErrorText
    oImap:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "Inbox selected for read-write access."

nSuccess := oImap:Disconnect()
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oImap:LastErrorText
    oImap:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oImap:destroy()