(DataFlex) Delete IMAP Email

To delete an email, the "Deleted" flag must be set to 1 for each message to be deleted. You must also call Expunge or ExpungeAndClose to remove the emails marked as deleted.

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

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoImap
    Boolean iFetchUids
    Variant vMessageSet
    Handle hoMessageSet
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    // This example deletes email matching a criteria from Inbox.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatImap)) To hoImap
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoImap))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoImap
    End

    // Turn on session logging:
    Set ComKeepSessionLog Of hoImap To True

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    Set ComSsl Of hoImap To True
    Set ComPort Of hoImap To 993
    Get ComConnect Of hoImap "imap.example.com" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Login
    Get ComLogin Of hoImap "myLogin" "myPassword" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    Get ComSelectMailbox Of hoImap "Inbox" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Move True To iFetchUids
    // Get the message IDs for all emails having "FTP2" in the subject.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatMessageSet)) To hoMessageSet
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoMessageSet))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoMessageSet
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoMessageSet to vMessageSet
    Get ComQueryMbx Of hoImap "SUBJECT FTP2" iFetchUids vMessageSet To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Set the Deleted flag for each message:
    Get pvComObject of hoMessageSet to vMessageSet
    Get ComSetFlags Of hoImap vMessageSet "Deleted" 1 To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Expunge and close the mailbox.
    Get ComExpungeAndClose Of hoImap To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Display the session log.
    Get ComSessionLog Of hoImap To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    Get ComDisconnect Of hoImap To iSuccess


End_Procedure