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IMAP Find Emails by Date

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Explains how to find emails by date using the IMAP protocol. Go

    success := false

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

    imap := chilkat.NewImap()

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    imap.SetSsl(true)
    imap.SetPort(993)
    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(imap.LastErrorText())
        imap.DisposeImap()
        return
    }

    // Login
    success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(imap.LastErrorText())
        imap.DisposeImap()
        return
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(imap.LastErrorText())
        imap.DisposeImap()
        return
    }

    // In the IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) protocol, criteria strings are used to search for emails matching specific criteria on the mail server. 
    // When searching for emails by date, you can use criteria strings to specify the date range you're interested in.
    // 
    // IMAP provides several options for searching emails by date using criteria strings. Here are the commonly used ones:
    // 
    // 1. BEFORE: Searches for emails sent before a specific date.
    //    Example: BEFORE 01-Apr-2022
    // 
    // 2. ON: Searches for emails sent on a specific date.
    //    Example: ON 01-Apr-2022
    // 
    // 3. SINCE: Searches for emails sent after a specific date.
    //    Example: SINCE 01-Apr-2022
    // 
    // 4. SENTBEFORE: Searches for emails whose date header (sent date) is before a specific date.
    //    Example: SENTBEFORE 01-Apr-2022
    // 
    // 5. SENTON: Searches for emails whose date header (sent date) is on a specific date.
    //    Example: SENTON 01-Apr-2022
    // 
    // 6. SENTSINCE: Searches for emails whose date header (sent date) is after a specific date.
    //    Example: SENTSINCE 01-Apr-2022
    // 

    // 
    // The date format used in IMAP criteria strings is typically a specific format like "DD-Mon-YYYY" (e.g., "01-Apr-2022"), but some servers may also accept other formats 
    // such as "YYYY-MM-DD". It's essential to check the documentation or specifications of the IMAP server you're working with to ensure compatibility with the 
    // date format you're using.
    // 
    // By combining these date criteria strings with other search criteria (such as sender, recipient, subject, etc.), 
    // you can effectively filter and retrieve emails based on various conditions.
    // 

    // Search for messages on a specific date.
    // The date string is DD-Month-YYYY where Month is
    // Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, or Dec.
    onDate := "SENTON 15-Apr-2024"

    // Search for messages between two dates.  SENTBEFORE
    // finds emails sent before a date, and SENTSINCE finds
    // email sent on or after a date.  The "AND" operation
    // is implied by joining criteria, separated by spaces.
    betweenDates := "SENTSINCE 12-Apr-2024 SENTBEFORE 15-Apr-2024"

    // We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
    fetchUids := true

    messageSet := chilkat.NewMessageSet()
    success = imap.QueryMbx(betweenDates,fetchUids,messageSet)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(imap.LastErrorText())
        imap.DisposeImap()
        messageSet.DisposeMessageSet()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println(*messageSet.ToCompactString())

    // Download each email in the message set.
    email := chilkat.NewEmail()
    messageCount := messageSet.Count()
    i := 0
    for i < messageCount {
        success = imap.FetchEmail(false,*messageSet.GetId(i),fetchUids,email)
        if success == false {
            fmt.Println(imap.LastErrorText())
            imap.DisposeImap()
            messageSet.DisposeMessageSet()
            email.DisposeEmail()
            return
        }

        fmt.Println(email.Subject())
        // ...

        i = i + 1
    }

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

    imap.DisposeImap()
    messageSet.DisposeMessageSet()
    email.DisposeEmail()