(Chilkat2-Python) Copy an Email from One Mailbox to Another

Copies an email from one IMAP folder to another. After running this example, copies of the email will be present in both source and destination folders.

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import sys
import chilkat2

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

# This example copies an email from one mailbox to another.
imap = chilkat2.Imap()

# Turn on session logging:
imap.KeepSessionLog = True

# Connect to an IMAP server.
# Use TLS
imap.Ssl = True
imap.Port = 993
success = imap.Connect("imap.someMailServer.com")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Login
success = imap.Login("***","***")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox.testing.a")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

fetchUids = True

# Get the message IDs for all emails having "Re:" in the subject.
# messageSet is a CkMessageSet
messageSet = imap.Search("SUBJECT Re:",fetchUids)
if (imap.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Copy the messages from "Inbox.testing.a" to "Inbox.testing.b" in one call to CopyMultiple:
success = imap.CopyMultiple(messageSet,"Inbox.testing.b")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Alternatively, loop over each message in the set and
# copy each separately:

n = messageSet.Count
if (n > 0):
    for i in range(0,n):
        msgId = messageSet.GetId(i)
        isUid = messageSet.HasUids
        success = imap.Copy(msgId,isUid,"Inbox.testing.c")
        if (success != True):
            print(imap.LastErrorText)
            sys.exit()

# Display the session log.
print(imap.SessionLog)

# Disconnect from the IMAP server.
success = imap.Disconnect()