(MFC) Delete Individual Emails from POP3 Mailbox

Demonstrates how to delete individual emails from a POP3 mailbox.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkMailMan.h>
#include <CkEmailBundle.h>
#include <CkEmail.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

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

    // The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
    // and sending (SMTP) email.
    CkMailMan mailman;

    // Set the POP3 server's hostname
    mailman.put_MailHost("pop.someMailServer.com");

    // Set the POP3 login/password.
    mailman.put_PopUsername("myLogin");
    mailman.put_PopPassword("myPassword");

    // Set the ImmediateDelete property = false
    // When the DeleteEmail method is called, the POP3 session
    // will remain open and the emails will be deleted all at once
    // when the session closes.
    mailman.put_ImmediateDelete(false);

    // Download email headers.  
    CkEmailBundle *bundle = mailman.GetAllHeaders(1);
    if (mailman.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        strOut.append(mailman.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    int i = 0;
    CkEmail *email = 0;
    while (i < bundle->get_MessageCount()) {
        email = bundle->GetEmail(i);

        strOut.append("From: ");
        strOut.append(email->ck_from());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("Subject: ");
        strOut.append(email->subject());
        strOut.append("\r\n");

        // If you decide the email is to be deleted, call DeleteEmail.
        // This marks the email for deletion on the POP3 server.
        bool success = mailman.DeleteEmail(*email);
        if (success != true) {
            strOut.append(mailman.lastErrorText());
            strOut.append("\r\n");
            SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
            return;
        }

        delete email;

        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Make sure the POP3 session is ended to finalize the deletes.
    success = mailman.Pop3EndSession();
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(mailman.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
    }

    delete bundle;

    strOut.append("Success!");
    strOut.append("\r\n");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }