(DataFlex) Download POP3 Email to MIME Strings

Download the email from a POP3 mailbox directly into MIME strings, without parsing into email objects.

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

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoMailman
    Variant vSaUidls
    Handle hoSaUidls
    Variant vSaMime
    Handle hoSaMime
    Integer i
    Handle hoEmail
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

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

    // The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
    // and sending (SMTP) email.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatMailMan)) To hoMailman
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoMailman))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoMailman
    End

    // Set the POP3 server's hostname
    Set ComMailHost Of hoMailman To "pop.someMailServer.com"

    // Set the POP3 login/password.
    Set ComPopUsername Of hoMailman To "myLogin"
    Set ComPopPassword Of hoMailman To "myPassword"

    // First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
    Get ComGetUidls Of hoMailman To vSaUidls
    If (IsComObject(vSaUidls)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComCkStringArray)) To hoSaUidls
        Set pvComObject Of hoSaUidls To vSaUidls
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoMailman To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoMailman To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Download the email as MIME strings (no parsing of the MIME)
    Get ComFetchMultipleMime Of hoMailman vSaUidls To vSaMime
    If (IsComObject(vSaMime)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComCkStringArray)) To hoSaMime
        Set pvComObject Of hoSaMime To vSaMime
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoMailman To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoMailman To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Send Destroy of hoSaUidls
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Send Destroy of hoSaUidls

    // MIME strings may be loaded into email objects:

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatEmail)) To hoEmail
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoEmail))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoEmail
    End
    Get ComCount Of hoSaMime To iTemp1
    For i From 0 To (iTemp1 - 1)
        Get ComGetString Of hoSaMime i To sTemp1
        Get ComSetFromMimeText Of hoEmail sTemp1 To iSuccess
        Get ComFrom Of hoEmail To sTemp1
        Showln "From: " sTemp1
        Get ComSubject Of hoEmail To sTemp1
        Showln "Subject: " sTemp1
    Loop

    Send Destroy of hoSaMime


End_Procedure