(DataFlex) Move Messages from one Mailbox to Another

If your IMAP server supports the MOVE capability, then it is possible to move messages from one mailbox (folder) to another. This example demonstrates the MOVE command using the SendRawCommand method. The IMAP MOVE Extension is documented in RFC 6851.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoImap
    Boolean iSuccess
    String sCaps
    Boolean iBReturnUids
    Variant vMsgSet
    Handle hoMsgSet
    String sSequenceSet
    Handle hoSbMoveCmd
    String sCmdResponse
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatImap)) To hoImap
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoImap))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoImap
    End

    // Use an implicit TLS connection.
    Set ComSsl Of hoImap To True
    Set ComPort Of hoImap To 993
    Get ComConnect Of hoImap "MY-IMAP-DOMAIN" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Authenticate
    Get ComLogin Of hoImap "MY-IMAP-LOGIN" "MY-IMAP-PASSWORD" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Get the list of capabilities:
    Get ComCapability Of hoImap To sCaps
    Showln "Capabilities: " sCaps

    // Here is an example of the string returned:
    // * CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 UNSELECT IDLE NAMESPACE QUOTA ID XLIST CHILDREN X-GM-EXT-1 
    // UIDPLUS COMPRESS=DEFLATE ENABLE MOVE CONDSTORE ESEARCH UTF8=ACCEPT APPENDLIMIT=35882577
    // LIST-EXTENDED LIST-STATUS

    Get ComHasCapability Of hoImap "MOVE" sCaps To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Showln "The IMAP server does not support the MOVE extension."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "Good, the MOVE extension is supported..."

    // Select a mailbox, search for some messages to get a sequence-set (i.e. a 
    // range of message sequence numbers or UIDs.  Then move these messages to another
    // mailbox.

    Get ComSelectMailbox Of hoImap "old" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Get a set of message sequence numbers for all emails with "Gencer" in the FROM name/address.
    Move False To iBReturnUids
    Get ComSearch Of hoImap "FROM Gencer" iBReturnUids To vMsgSet
    If (IsComObject(vMsgSet)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatMessageSet)) To hoMsgSet
        Set pvComObject Of hoMsgSet To vMsgSet
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoImap To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // The message set, as a compact string, will look something like this:
    // 1572,1876:1881,1883,1886,1895,1905:1906,1910:1911,1923,1959:1963
    Get ComToCompactString Of hoMsgSet To sSequenceSet
    Showln sSequenceSet

    // Let's form our MOVE command.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbMoveCmd
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbMoveCmd))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbMoveCmd
    End
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbMoveCmd "MOVE " To iSuccess
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbMoveCmd sSequenceSet To iSuccess
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbMoveCmd " old/gencer" To iSuccess
    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbMoveCmd To sTemp1
    Showln "Sending: " sTemp1

    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbMoveCmd To sTemp1
    Get ComSendRawCommand Of hoImap sTemp1 To sCmdResponse
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoImap To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoImap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln sCmdResponse

    // The response looks like this:
    // 	* 1572 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1875 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1875 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1875 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1875 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1875 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1875 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1876 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1878 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1886 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1895 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1895 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1898 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1898 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1909 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1944 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1944 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1944 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1944 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 1944 EXPUNGE
    // 	* 2274 EXISTS
    // 	aaaf OK [COPYUID 62 1582,1886:1891,1893,1896,1905,1915:1916,1920:1921,1933,1974:1978 20,17,16,15,14,13,12,10:11,9,19,18,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1] (Success)

    // The last line should indicate OK.
    // Note: Starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.62, the Chilkat will add a MoveMessages method to make this easier.
    // Until then, or if using an older version of Chilkat, the response will need to be parsed for "OK" or "BAD".

    Send Destroy of hoMsgSet

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

    Showln "All Done."


End_Procedure