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Lianja Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Delete All IMAP Email

Demonstrates two ways to delete all email in a mailbox on an IMAP server.

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llSuccess = .F.

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

loImap = createobject("CkImap")

//  Turn on session logging:
loImap.KeepSessionLog = .T.

//  Connect to an IMAP server.
//  Use TLS
loImap.Ssl = .T.
loImap.Port = 993
llSuccess = loImap.Connect("imap.example.com")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    return
endif

//  Login
llSuccess = loImap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    return
endif

//  Select an IMAP mailbox
llSuccess = loImap.SelectMailbox("Inbox.RubyMail")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    return
endif

//  Get the complete set of Uids for email in the selected mailbox.
loMessageSet = createobject("CkMessageSet")
llSuccess = loImap.QueryMbx("ALL",.T.,loMessageSet)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    release loMessageSet
    return
endif

//  Set the Deleted flag for each message.
//  (ExpungeAndClose must be called to finalize the delete.)
llSuccess = loImap.SetFlags(loMessageSet,"Deleted",1)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    release loMessageSet
    return
endif

//  Alternatively, the Deleted flag may be set for each UID
//  individiually, but this is less efficient:
i = 0
n = loMessageSet.Count
do while i < n
    llSuccess = loImap.SetFlag(loMessageSet.GetId(i),loMessageSet.HasUids,"Deleted",1)
    if (llSuccess = .F.) then
        ? loImap.LastErrorText
        release loImap
        release loMessageSet
        return
    endif

    i = i + 1
enddo

//  Expunge and close the mailbox.
llSuccess = loImap.ExpungeAndClose()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    release loMessageSet
    return
endif

//  Display the session log.
? loImap.SessionLog

//  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
llSuccess = loImap.Disconnect()


release loImap
release loMessageSet