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Download MIME Source of Emails in IMAP Mailbox

Demonstrates how to download the MIME source for emails on an IMAP server.

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C
#include <C_CkImap.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkImap imap;
    int numMessages;
    HCkStringBuilder sbMime;
    int seqNum;

    success = FALSE;

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

    imap = CkImap_Create();

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    CkImap_putSsl(imap,TRUE);
    CkImap_putPort(imap,993);
    success = CkImap_Connect(imap,"imap.example.com");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    // Login
    success = CkImap_Login(imap,"myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = CkImap_SelectMailbox(imap,"Inbox");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    // The NumMessages property contains the number of messages in the selected mailbox.
    numMessages = CkImap_getNumMessages(imap);
    if (numMessages == 0) {
        printf("No messages exist in the Inbox.\n");
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    sbMime = CkStringBuilder_Create();

    for (seqNum = 1; seqNum <= numMessages; seqNum++) {
        CkStringBuilder_Clear(sbMime);
        success = CkImap_FetchSingleAsMimeSb(imap,seqNum,FALSE,sbMime);
        if (success == FALSE) {
            printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
            CkImap_Dispose(imap);
            CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMime);
            return;
        }

        // The MIME source of the downloaded email is contained in sbMime.
    }

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


    CkImap_Dispose(imap);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMime);

    }