C++

Sorting Email

Demonstrates how to sort an email bundle. C++

#include <CkImap.h>
#include <CkMessageSet.h>
#include <CkEmailBundle.h>
#include <CkEmail.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkImap imap;

    //  Connect to the 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;
    }

    bool fetchUids = true;
    CkMessageSet messageSet;
    success = imap.QueryMbx("ALL",fetchUids,messageSet);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Fetch the email headers into a bundle object:
    CkEmailBundle bundle;
    bool headersOnly = true;
    success = imap.FetchMsgSet(headersOnly,messageSet,bundle);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Sort the email bundle by date, recipient, sender, or subject:
    bool ascending = true;
    bundle.SortByDate(ascending);

    //  To sort by recipient, sender, or subject, call 
    //  SortBySender, SortByRecipient, or SortBySubject.

    //  Display the Subject and From of each email.
    CkEmail email;
    int i = 0;
    while (i < bundle.get_MessageCount()) {
        bundle.EmailAt(i,email);

        std::cout << email.getHeaderField("Date") << "\r\n";
        std::cout << email.subject() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << email.ck_from() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "--" << "\r\n";

        i = i + 1;
    }

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