Visual FoxPro

Number of Messages in a POP3 Mailbox

Get the number of messages in a POP3 mailbox. Visual FoxPro

LOCAL loMailman
LOCAL lnNumMessages

*  This example assumes 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.
loMailman = CreateObject('Chilkat.MailMan')

*  Set the POP3 server's hostname
loMailman.MailHost = "pop.example.com"

*  Set the POP3 login/password.
loMailman.PopUsername = "myLogin"
loMailman.PopPassword = "****"

*  Get the number of messages in the mailbox.
lnNumMessages = loMailman.GetMailboxCount()
? STR(lnNumMessages)

RELEASE loMailman