(PureBasic) Delete IMAP Email

To delete an email, the "Deleted" flag must be set to 1 for each message to be deleted. You must also call Expunge or ExpungeAndClose to remove the emails marked as deleted.

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IncludeFile "CkImap.pb"
IncludeFile "CkMessageSet.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

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

    ; This example deletes email matching a criteria from Inbox.
    imap.i = CkImap::ckCreate()
    If imap.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Turn on session logging:
    CkImap::setCkKeepSessionLog(imap, 1)

    ; Connect to an IMAP server.
    ; Use TLS
    CkImap::setCkSsl(imap, 1)
    CkImap::setCkPort(imap, 993)
    success.i = CkImap::ckConnect(imap,"imap.someMailServer.com")
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkImap::ckLastErrorText(imap)
        CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Login
    success = CkImap::ckLogin(imap,"myLogin","myPassword")
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkImap::ckLastErrorText(imap)
        CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = CkImap::ckSelectMailbox(imap,"Inbox")
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkImap::ckLastErrorText(imap)
        CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    messageSet.i
    fetchUids.i = 1
    ; Get the message IDs for all emails having "FTP2" in the subject.
    messageSet = CkImap::ckSearch(imap,"SUBJECT FTP2",fetchUids)
    If CkImap::ckLastMethodSuccess(imap) = 0
        Debug CkImap::ckLastErrorText(imap)
        CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Set the Deleted flag for each message:
    success = CkImap::ckSetFlags(imap,messageSet,"Deleted",1)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkImap::ckLastErrorText(imap)
        CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Expunge and close the mailbox.
    success = CkImap::ckExpungeAndClose(imap)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkImap::ckLastErrorText(imap)
        CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Display the session log.
    Debug CkImap::ckSessionLog(imap)

    ; Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    success = CkImap::ckDisconnect(imap)

    CkMessageSet::ckDispose(messageSet)



    CkImap::ckDispose(imap)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure