(MFC) Sorting Email

Demonstrates how to sort an email bundle.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkImap.h>
#include <CkMessageSet.h>
#include <CkEmailBundle.h>
#include <CkEmail.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

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

    CkImap imap;

    // Connect to the IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);
    bool success = imap.Connect("imap.someMailServer.com");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Login
    success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
    bool fetchUids = true;

    // Pass any of the above strings here to test a search:
    CkMessageSet *messageSet = imap.Search("ALL",fetchUids);
    if (imap.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Fetch the email headers into a bundle object:
    CkEmailBundle *bundle = imap.FetchHeaders(*messageSet);
    if (imap.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        delete messageSet;
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Sort the email bundle by date, recipient, sender, or subject:
    bool ascending = true;
    bundle->SortByDate(ascending);

    // To sort by recipient, sender, or subject, call 
    // SortBySender, SortByRecipient, or SortBySubject.

    // Display the Subject and From of each email.
    int i = 0;
    while (i < bundle->get_MessageCount()) {
        CkEmail *email = 0;
        email = bundle->GetEmail(i);

        strOut.append(email->getHeaderField("Date"));
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append(email->subject());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append(email->ck_from());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("--");
        strOut.append("\r\n");

        delete email;

        i = i + 1;
    }

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

    delete messageSet;
    delete bundle;


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }