(Chilkat2-Python) Process New Email by Scanning for Senders

Scan email and save application-selected emails to EML files with unique filenames.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

imap = chilkat2.Imap()

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

# Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

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

# We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
fetchUids = True

# Fetch messages from the mailbox using a search criteria.
# This example finds NEW emails: these are emails that have the RECENT flag set, but not the SEEN flag:
messageSet = chilkat2.MessageSet()
success = imap.QueryMbx("NEW",fetchUids,messageSet)
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# This example will download headers, and then download
# the full email for those emails sent from a contact
# in our database.

# When downloading headers, each email object contains
# (obviously) the headers, but the body will be missing.
# Also, attachments will not be included.  However, it is
# possible to get information about the attachments
# as well as the complete size of the email.
bundle = chilkat2.EmailBundle()
headersOnly = True
success = imap.FetchMsgSet(headersOnly,messageSet,bundle)
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Loop over the email objects...
emailHeader = chilkat2.Email()
fullEmail = chilkat2.Email()
i = 0
numEmails = bundle.MessageCount
while i < numEmails :
    bundle.EmailAt(i,emailHeader)

    # The sender's email address and name are available
    # in the From, FromAddress, and FromName properties.
    # If the sender is "Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com",
    # then the From property will hold the entire string.
    # the FromName property contains"Chilkat Support",
    # and the FromAddress property contains "support@chilkatsoft.com"
    print(emailHeader.From)
    print(emailHeader.FromAddress)
    print(emailHeader.FromName)

    # Assume at this point your code checks to see if the sender
    # is one in your contacts database.  If so, this is
    # the code you would write to download the entire
    # email and save it to a file.

    # The ckx-imap-uid header field is added when
    # headers are downloaded.  This makes it possible
    # to get the UID from the email object.
    uidStr = emailHeader.GetHeaderField("ckx-imap-uid")
    uid = int(uidStr)

    success = imap.FetchEmail(False,uid,True,fullEmail)
    if (success == False):
        print(imap.LastErrorText)
        sys.exit()

    # You can use the GenerateFilename method to
    # generate a unique filename...
    filename = fullEmail.GenerateFilename()

    # SaveEml saves the entire email, including attachments.
    success = fullEmail.SaveEml(filename)

    print("--")

    i = i + 1

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