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List IMAP Mailboxes with Reference

Demonstrates how to list all sub-mailboxes within a specified context. In this case, we list all mailboxes under "INBOX.vendors".

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkImap imap;
    const char *refName;
    const char *wildcardedMailbox;
    BOOL subscribed;
    HCkMailboxes mboxes;
    int i;

    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,"admin@chilkatsoft.com","myPassword");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    // Get the list of mailboxes.
    refName = "";
    wildcardedMailbox = "*";
    subscribed = FALSE;

    mboxes = CkMailboxes_Create();
    success = CkImap_MbxList(imap,subscribed,refName,wildcardedMailbox,mboxes);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        CkMailboxes_Dispose(mboxes);
        return;
    }

    i = 0;
    while (i < CkMailboxes_getCount(mboxes)) {
        printf("%s\n",CkMailboxes_getName(mboxes,i));
        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Sample output looks like this:
    // INBOX.vendors.shareit
    // INBOX.vendors.paypal
    // INBOX.vendors.dell
    // INBOX.vendors.inMotion
    // INBOX.vendors.myhosting
    // INBOX.vendors.peer1

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


    CkImap_Dispose(imap);
    CkMailboxes_Dispose(mboxes);

    }