Classic ASP

Create Email Folder (sub-Mailbox)

How to create a new email folder (sub-mailbox). (In GMail, folders are called "labels". This example would create a new "label" in GMail.)

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<%
success = 0

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

set imap = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Imap")

imap.Ssl = 1
imap.Port = 993

' Connect to an IMAP server.
success = imap.Connect("imap.gmail.com")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( imap.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( imap.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Create the new email folder (sub-mailbox) on the IMAP server.
' If no folder path is provided, the new folder is a sub-mailbox of Inbox.
success = imap.CreateMailbox("newFolder")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( imap.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' (In GMail, folders are called "labels".  
' This example would create a new "label" in GMail.)

' Now create a sub-folder under "newFolder".
' Make sure to use the proper separator char for your IMAP server.
' The separator char used here is "/".   It is typically "/" or ".".
' The SeparatorChar property contains the separator char
' that should be used for the current IMAP session.
success = imap.CreateMailbox("newFolder/subFolder_A")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( imap.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Success.") & "</pre>"

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