(SQL Server) Download POP3 Email to MIME Strings

Download the email from a POP3 mailbox directly into MIME strings, without parsing into email objects.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @success int

    -- The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
    -- and sending (SMTP) email.
    DECLARE @mailman int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.MailMan" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.MailMan', @mailman OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Set the POP3 server's hostname
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'MailHost', 'pop.someMailServer.com'

    -- Set the POP3 login/password.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopUsername', 'myLogin'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopPassword', 'myPassword'

    -- First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
    DECLARE @saUidls int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'GetUidls', @saUidls OUT
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        RETURN
      END

    -- Download the email as MIME strings (no parsing of the MIME)
    DECLARE @saMime int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'FetchMultipleMime', @saMime OUT, @saUidls
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @saUidls

        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @saUidls

    -- MIME strings may be loaded into email objects:
    DECLARE @i int

    DECLARE @email int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Email" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Email', @email OUT

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @saMime, 'Count', @iTmp0 OUT
    SELECT @i = 0
    WHILE @i <= @iTmp0 - 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @saMime, 'GetString', @sTmp0 OUT, @i
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'SetFromMimeText', @success OUT, @sTmp0

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'From', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'From: ' + @sTmp0

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'Subject', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'Subject: ' + @sTmp0
        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @saMime


    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email


END
GO