(DataFlex) POP3 FetchAll Example

Demonstrates downloading email from a POP3 server via FetchAll (using pop3.live.com). Make sure to enable POP3 access for your HotMail account (or any other type of account if POP3 access is not enabled by default).

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 hoMailman
    Variant vBundle
    Handle hoBundle
    Boolean iKeepOnServer
    Boolean iHeadersOnly
    Integer iNumBodyLines
    Integer iNumEmails
    Integer i
    Variant vEmail
    Handle hoEmail
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatMailMan)) To hoMailman
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoMailman))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoMailman
    End

    // Connection settings for pop3.live.com (or pop-mail.outlook.com, both should work)
    Set ComMailHost Of hoMailman To "pop3.live.com"

    Set ComPopUsername Of hoMailman To "my_account@live.com"
    Set ComPopPassword Of hoMailman To "my_live.com_password"
    Set ComMailPort Of hoMailman To 995
    Set ComPopSsl Of hoMailman To True

    // WARNING: FetchAll is only a reasonable choice if it is already know that not
    // to many emails are present on the server.  FetchAll is a poor choice if a huge number
    // of emails exist.  It is better to download individually or in batches.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatEmailBundle)) To hoBundle
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoBundle))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoBundle
    End
    Move True To iKeepOnServer
    Move False To iHeadersOnly
    // Irrelevent because we are not downloading headers-only
    Move 0 To iNumBodyLines
    Get pvComObject of hoBundle to vBundle
    Get ComFetchAll Of hoMailman iKeepOnServer iHeadersOnly iNumBodyLines vBundle To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoMailman To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Iterate over the bundle and examine each email..
    Get ComMessageCount Of hoBundle To iNumEmails
    Move 0 To i
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatEmail)) To hoEmail
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoEmail))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoEmail
    End
    While (i < iNumEmails)
        Get pvComObject of hoEmail to vEmail
        Get ComEmailAt Of hoBundle i vEmail To iSuccess
        Get ComFrom Of hoEmail To sTemp1
        Showln "From: " sTemp1
        Get ComSubject Of hoEmail To sTemp1
        Showln "Subject: " sTemp1
        Showln "--"
        Move (i + 1) To i
    Loop

    // Examine the POP3 session log:
    Get ComPop3SessionLog Of hoMailman To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // End the POP3 session and close the connection to the POP3 server.
    Get ComPop3EndSession Of hoMailman To iSuccess

    Showln "-- Finished."

    // The output of this program:

    // 	**** Connected to pop3.live.com:995
    // 	< +OK DUB006-POP62 POP3 server ready
    // 	> USER chilkat@live.com
    // 	< +OK password required
    // 	> PASS ****
    // 	< +OK User successfully authenticated. [AuthResult=0 Proxy=CY1PR17MB0630.namprd17.prod.outlook.com:1995:SSL]
    // 	> STAT
    // 	< +OK 23 914026
    // 	> LIST
    // 	< +OK 23 914026
    // 	1 50828
    // 	2 49862
    // 	3 142837
    // 	4 61466
    // 	5 40805
    // 	6 39992
    // 	7 61358
    // 	8 18431
    // 	9 122577
    // 	10 20322
    // 	11 24274
    // 	12 24367
    // 	13 22860
    // 	14 10136
    // 	15 35379
    // 	16 30916
    // 	17 19800
    // 	18 14941
    // 	19 16883
    // 	20 15151
    // 	21 20198
    // 	22 28108
    // 	23 42535
    // 	.
    // 	> UIDL
    // 	< +OK
    // 	< +OK
    // 	1 2291
    // 	2 2591
    // 	3 3062
    // 	4 3063
    // 	5 3064
    // 	6 3065
    // 	7 3066
    // 	8 3067
    // 	9 3068
    // 	10 3069
    // 	11 3070
    // 	12 3071
    // 	13 3072
    // 	14 3073
    // 	15 3074
    // 	16 3075
    // 	17 3076
    // 	18 3077
    // 	19 3078
    // 	20 3079
    // 	21 3080
    // 	22 3081
    // 	23 3405
    // 	.
    // 	> RETR 1
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 2
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 3
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 4
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 5
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 6
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 7
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 8
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 9
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 10
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 11
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 12
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 13
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 14
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 15
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 16
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 17
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 18
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 19
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 20
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 21
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 22
    // 	< +OK
    // 	> RETR 23
    // 	< +OK
    // 
    // 	-- Finished.
    // 


End_Procedure