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Create Email Folder (sub-Mailbox)

How to create a new email folder (sub-mailbox). (In GMail, folders are called "labels". This example would create a new "label" in GMail.)

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Imap;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Imap imap = new Imap();

        imap.setSsl(true);
        imap.setPort(993);

        // Connect to an IMAP server.
        try {
            imap.connect("imap.gmail.com");

            // Login
            imap.login("myLogin", "myPassword");

            // Create the new email folder (sub-mailbox) on the IMAP server.
            // If no folder path is provided, the new folder is a sub-mailbox of Inbox.
            imap.createMailbox("newFolder");

            // (In GMail, folders are called "labels".
            // This example would create a new "label" in GMail.)

            // Now create a sub-folder under "newFolder".
            // Make sure to use the proper separator char for your IMAP server.
            // The separator char used here is "/".   It is typically "/" or ".".
            // The SeparatorChar property contains the separator char
            // that should be used for the current IMAP session.
            imap.createMailbox("newFolder/subFolder_A");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("Success.");
    }
}