C++

Download MIME Source of Emails in IMAP Mailbox

Demonstrates how to download the MIME source for emails on an IMAP server. C++

#include <CkImap.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkImap imap;

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);
    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Login
    success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // The NumMessages property contains the number of messages in the selected mailbox.
    int numMessages = imap.get_NumMessages();
    if (numMessages == 0) {
        std::cout << "No messages exist in the Inbox." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilder sbMime;
    int seqNum;
    for (seqNum = 1; seqNum <= numMessages; seqNum++) {
        sbMime.Clear();
        success = imap.FetchSingleAsMimeSb(seqNum,false,sbMime);
        if (success == false) {
            std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
            return;
        }

        // The MIME source of the downloaded email is contained in sbMime.
    }

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