(Unicode C) IMAP Delete Old Email (before a specified date)

Demonstrates how to delete email older than a particular date.

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

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#include <C_CkImapW.h>
#include <C_CkMessageSetW.h>
#include <C_CkEmailW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkImapW imap;
    BOOL fetchUids;
    HCkMessageSetW messageSet;
    HCkEmailW email;
    int i;
    int count;
    BOOL headerOnly;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    imap = CkImapW_Create();

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    CkImapW_putSsl(imap,TRUE);
    CkImapW_putPort(imap,993);
    // Use your IMAP server domain.  This example 
    success = CkImapW_Connect(imap,L"imap.example.com");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    // Login
    success = CkImapW_Login(imap,L"myLogin",L"myPassword");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = CkImapW_SelectMailbox(imap,L"Inbox");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    // Get message ID's for emails older than 1/1/2025
    fetchUids = TRUE;
    messageSet = CkMessageSetW_Create();
    success = CkImapW_QueryMbx(imap,L"SENTBEFORE 01-Jan-2025",fetchUids,messageSet);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        CkMessageSetW_Dispose(messageSet);
        return;
    }

    // If desired, we can examine the Subject of each email to be deleted..
    email = CkEmailW_Create();
    i = 0;
    count = CkMessageSetW_getCount(messageSet);
    headerOnly = TRUE;

    while (i < count) {
        success = CkImapW_FetchEmail(imap,headerOnly,CkMessageSetW_GetId(messageSet,i),TRUE,email);
        if (success == FALSE) {
            wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
            CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
            CkMessageSetW_Dispose(messageSet);
            CkEmailW_Dispose(email);
            return;
        }

        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkEmailW_localDateStr(email));
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkEmailW_subject(email));

        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Set the Deleted flag for each message:
    success = CkImapW_SetFlags(imap,messageSet,L"Deleted",1);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        CkMessageSetW_Dispose(messageSet);
        CkEmailW_Dispose(email);
        return;
    }

    // Expunge and close the mailbox.
    success = CkImapW_ExpungeAndClose(imap);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        CkMessageSetW_Dispose(messageSet);
        CkEmailW_Dispose(email);
        return;
    }

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    success = CkImapW_Disconnect(imap);


    CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
    CkMessageSetW_Dispose(messageSet);
    CkEmailW_Dispose(email);

    }