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Download Unread Email from IMAP Mailbox

Download unread email messages from an IMAP mailbox.

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Local $bSuccess = False

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

$oImap = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Imap")

;  Connect to an IMAP server.
;  Use TLS
$oImap.Ssl = True
$oImap.Port = 993
$bSuccess = $oImap.Connect("imap.example.com")
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oImap.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  Login
$bSuccess = $oImap.Login("admin@chilkatsoft.com","myPassword")
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oImap.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  Select an IMAP mailbox
$bSuccess = $oImap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oImap.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  Find emails marked as seen or not already seen:
Local $seenSearch = "SEEN"
Local $sNotSeenSearch = "NOT SEEN"

;  Get the set of unseen message UIDs
Local $bFetchUids = True
$oMessageSet = ObjCreate("Chilkat.MessageSet")
$bSuccess = $oImap.QueryMbx($sNotSeenSearch,$bFetchUids,$oMessageSet)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oImap.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  Fetch the unseen emails into a bundle object:
$oBundle = ObjCreate("Chilkat.EmailBundle")
Local $bHeadersOnly = False
$bSuccess = $oImap.FetchMsgSet($bHeadersOnly,$oMessageSet,$oBundle)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oImap.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  Display the Subject and From of each email.
$oEmail = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Email")
Local $i = 0
Local $iNumEmails = $oBundle.MessageCount
While $i < $iNumEmails
    $oBundle.EmailAt($i,$oEmail)

    ConsoleWrite($oEmail.GetHeaderField("Date") & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite($oEmail.Subject & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite($oEmail.From & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("--" & @CRLF)
    $i = $i + 1
Wend

;  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
$bSuccess = $oImap.Disconnect()