Delphi ActiveX Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

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. Delphi ActiveX

var
success: Integer;
imap: TChilkatImap;
fetchUids: Integer;
messageSet: TMessageSet;

begin
success := 0;

//  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.
imap := TChilkatImap.Create(Self);

//  Turn on session logging:
imap.KeepSessionLog := 1;

//  Connect to an IMAP server.
//  Use TLS
imap.Ssl := 1;
imap.Port := 993;
success := imap.Connect('imap.example.com');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Login
success := imap.Login('myLogin','myPassword');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Select an IMAP mailbox
success := imap.SelectMailbox('Inbox');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

fetchUids := 1;
//  Get the message IDs for all emails having "FTP2" in the subject.
messageSet := TMessageSet.Create(Self);
success := imap.QueryMbx('SUBJECT FTP2',fetchUids,messageSet.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Set the Deleted flag for each message:
success := imap.SetFlags(messageSet.ControlInterface,'Deleted',1);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Expunge and close the mailbox.
success := imap.ExpungeAndClose();
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(imap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Display the session log.
Memo1.Lines.Add(imap.SessionLog);

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