Unicode C++

Forward an Email using CreateForward

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Reads an email from an IMAP server, creates a forward version of the email using the CreateForward method, and sends the email to another recipient. Unicode C++

#include <CkImapW.h>
#include <CkEmailW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkMailManW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    // Read the 1st (most recent) email in an Inbox.
    CkImapW imap;

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);
    success = imap.Connect(L"imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Login
    success = imap.Login(L"myLogin",L"myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox(L"Inbox");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    int numEmails = imap.get_NumMessages();

    // Fetch the email at the last sequence number.
    // (We are assuming the Inbox has at least 1 email)

    CkEmailW email;
    success = imap.FetchEmail(false,numEmails,false,email);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    imap.Disconnect();

    wprintf(L"%s\n",email.subject());

    CkEmailW eForward;
    success = email.ToForward(eForward);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",email.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // The eForward email has no To or CC recipients yet.
    // Add one or more..
    eForward.AddTo(L"Joe",L"joe@example.com");

    // We also need to specify the From name/address.
    eForward.put_FromAddress(L"matt@someMailServer.com");
    eForward.put_FromName(L"Matt");

    // If we wish to add text at the start of the email body:
    CkStringBuilderW sbHtmlBody;
    if (eForward.HasHtmlBody() == true) {
        sbHtmlBody.Append(eForward.getHtmlBody());
        sbHtmlBody.Prepend(L"<p>Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you...</p>");
        eForward.SetHtmlBody(sbHtmlBody.getAsString());
    }

    CkStringBuilderW sbPtBody;
    if (eForward.HasPlainTextBody() == true) {
        sbPtBody.Append(eForward.getPlainTextBody());
        sbPtBody.Prepend(L"Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you...\r\n\r\n");
        eForward.SetTextBody(sbPtBody.getAsString(),L"text/plain");
    }

    // We could save the .eml, then double-click on it to view in our mail program, such as Outlook or Thunderbird..
    eForward.SaveEml(L"qa_output/forward.eml");

    // We could send (forward) the email..
    CkMailManW mailman;

    mailman.put_SmtpHost(L"smtp.example.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpUsername(L"myLogin");
    mailman.put_SmtpPassword(L"myPassword");
    mailman.put_SmtpPort(587);
    mailman.put_StartTLS(true);

    success = mailman.SendEmail(eForward);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection();
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.\n");
    }

    wprintf(L"Mail Sent!\n");
    }