(Delphi ActiveX) Download POP3 Email to MIME

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

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

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
mailman: TChilkatMailMan;
stUidls: TChilkatStringTable;
bdMime: TChilkatBinData;
email: TChilkatEmail;
count: Integer;
i: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

// 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.
mailman := TChilkatMailMan.Create(Self);

// Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.MailHost := 'pop.example.com';

// Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername := 'myLogin';
mailman.PopPassword := 'myPassword';

// First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
stUidls := TChilkatStringTable.Create(Self);
success := mailman.FetchUidls(stUidls.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mailman.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Download each email as MIME.
// If desired, the MIME can be loaded into an email object.
bdMime := TChilkatBinData.Create(Self);
email := TChilkatEmail.Create(Self);

count := stUidls.Count;
i := 0;
while i < count do
  begin
    success := mailman.FetchMimeBd(stUidls.StringAt(i),bdMime.ControlInterface);
    if (success = 0) then
      begin
        Memo1.Lines.Add(mailman.LastErrorText);
        Exit;
      end;

    email.SetFromMimeBd(bdMime.ControlInterface);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('From: ' + email.From);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Subject: ' + email.Subject);

    i := i + 1;
  end;
end;