PowerShell Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Sorting Email

Demonstrates how to sort an email bundle. PowerShell

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$imap = New-Object Chilkat.Imap

#  Connect to the IMAP server.
#  Use TLS
$imap.Ssl = $true
$imap.Port = 993
$success = $imap.Connect("imap.example.com")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Login
$success = $imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Select an IMAP mailbox
$success = $imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$fetchUids = $true
$messageSet = New-Object Chilkat.MessageSet
$success = $imap.QueryMbx("ALL",$fetchUids,$messageSet)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Fetch the email headers into a bundle object:
$bundle = New-Object Chilkat.EmailBundle
$headersOnly = $true
$success = $imap.FetchMsgSet($headersOnly,$messageSet,$bundle)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Sort the email bundle by date, recipient, sender, or subject:
$ascending = $true
$bundle.SortByDate($ascending)

#  To sort by recipient, sender, or subject, call 
#  SortBySender, SortByRecipient, or SortBySubject.

#  Display the Subject and From of each email.
$email = New-Object Chilkat.Email
$i = 0
while ($i -lt $bundle.MessageCount) {
    $bundle.EmailAt($i,$email)

    $($email.GetHeaderField("Date"))
    $($email.Subject)
    $($email.From)
    $("--")

    $i = $i + 1
}

#  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
$success = $imap.Disconnect()