SQL Server

IMAP Move Messages to another Mailbox

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Demonstrates how to move emails from one mailbox to another (on the same IMAP server in the same session). This example requires an IMAP server that supports the MOVE extension. (Most IMAP servers support the MOVE extension.)

Note: The Apple iCloud IMAP server (imap.mail.me.com) does not support the MOVE extension.

SQL Server

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    DECLARE @imap int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Imap', @imap OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Keep a session log so we can show it for this example..
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @imap, 'KeepSessionLog', 1

    -- Connect to an IMAP server.
    -- Use TLS
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @imap, 'Ssl', 1
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @imap, 'Port', 993
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'Connect', @success OUT, 'MY-IMAP-DOMAIN'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imap
        RETURN
      END

    -- Login
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'Login', @success OUT, 'MY-IMAP-LOGIN', 'MY-IMAP-PASSWORD'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imap
        RETURN
      END

    -- Select an IMAP mailbox
    -- This example will move some emails from the "old" mailbox to "old/gencer"
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'SelectMailbox', @success OUT, 'old'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imap
        RETURN
      END

    -- Get a set of message IDs in the currently select mailbox.
    -- We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
    DECLARE @fetchUids int
    SELECT @fetchUids = 1
    DECLARE @messageSet int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.MessageSet', @messageSet OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'QueryMbx', @success OUT, 'FROM Gencer', @fetchUids, @messageSet
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imap
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @messageSet
        RETURN
      END

    -- Move these message to another mailbox.
    -- Note: The Apple iCloud IMAP server (imap.mail.me.com) does not support the MOVE extension.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'MoveMessages', @success OUT, @messageSet, 'old/gencer'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imap
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @messageSet
        RETURN
      END

    -- Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'Disconnect', @success OUT

    -- Show the session log.
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'SessionLog', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- This is the session log:

    -- 	----INFO----
    -- 	Connecting to IMAP server at imap.gmail.com:993
    -- 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
    -- 	* OK Gimap ready for requests from 98.228.98.57 b17mb784727621ign
    -- 	----IMAP REQUEST----
    -- 	aaab LOGIN "xxx"
    -- 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
    -- 	* CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 UNSELECT IDLE NAMESPACE QUOTA ID XLIST CHILDREN X-GM-EXT-1 UIDPLUS COMPRESS=DEFLATE ENABLE MOVE CONDSTORE ESEARCH UTF8=ACCEPT LIST-EXTENDED LIST-STATUS LITERAL- APPENDLIMIT=35651584
    -- 	aaab OK xxx authenticated (Success)
    -- 	----IMAP REQUEST----
    -- 	aaac SELECT "old"
    -- 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
    -- 	* FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Draft \Deleted \Seen $Forwarded $NotPhishing $Phishing $label1 $label2 $label3 $label4 Junk NonJunk)
    -- 	* OK [PERMANENTFLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Draft \Deleted \Seen $Forwarded $NotPhishing $Phishing $label1 $label2 $label3 $label4 Junk NonJunk \*)] Flags permitted.
    -- 	* OK [UIDVALIDITY 56] UIDs valid.
    -- 	* 518 EXISTS
    -- 	* 0 RECENT
    -- 	* OK [UIDNEXT 2772] Predicted next UID.
    -- 	* OK [HIGHESTMODSEQ 364980]
    -- 	aaac OK [READ-WRITE] old selected. (Success)
    -- 	----IMAP REQUEST----
    -- 	aaad UID SEARCH FROM Gencer
    -- 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
    -- 	* SEARCH 2767 2768 2769 2770 2771
    -- 	aaad OK SEARCH completed (Success)
    -- 	----IMAP REQUEST----
    -- 	aaae UID MOVE 2767:2771 "old/gencer"
    -- 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
    -- 	* 514 EXPUNGE
    -- 	* 514 EXPUNGE
    -- 	* 514 EXPUNGE
    -- 	* 514 EXPUNGE
    -- 	* 514 EXPUNGE
    -- 	* 513 EXISTS
    -- 	aaae OK [COPYUID 62 2767:2771 21:25] (Success)
    -- 	----INFO----
    -- 	Disconnecting...
    -- 

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'ClearSessionLog', NULL

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imap
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @messageSet


END
GO