Unicode C++

IMAP Delete Old Email (before a specified date)

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Demonstrates how to delete email older than a particular date. Unicode C++

#include <CkImapW.h>
#include <CkMessageSetW.h>
#include <CkEmailW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkImapW imap;

    //  Connect to an IMAP server.
    //  Use TLS
    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);
    //  Use your IMAP server domain.  This example 
    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;
    }

    //  Get message ID's for emails older than 1/1/2025
    bool fetchUids = true;
    CkMessageSetW messageSet;
    success = imap.QueryMbx(L"SENTBEFORE 01-Jan-2025",fetchUids,messageSet);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  If desired, we can examine the Subject of each email to be deleted..
    CkEmailW email;
    int i = 0;
    int count = messageSet.get_Count();
    bool headerOnly = true;

    while (i < count) {
        success = imap.FetchEmail(headerOnly,messageSet.GetId(i),true,email);
        if (success == false) {
            wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
            return;
        }

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

        i = i + 1;
    }

    //  Set the Deleted flag for each message:
    success = imap.SetFlags(messageSet,L"Deleted",1);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Expunge and close the mailbox.
    success = imap.ExpungeAndClose();
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

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