PureBasic

Download MIME Source of Emails in IMAP Mailbox

Demonstrates how to download the MIME source for emails on an IMAP server. PureBasic

IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkImap.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    imap.i = CkImap::ckCreate()
    If imap.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Connect to an IMAP server.
    ; Use TLS
    CkImap::setCkSsl(imap, 1)
    CkImap::setCkPort(imap, 993)
    success = CkImap::ckConnect(imap,"imap.example.com")
    If success = 0
        Debug CkImap::ckLastErrorText(imap)
        CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Login
    success = CkImap::ckLogin(imap,"myLogin","myPassword")
    If success = 0
        Debug CkImap::ckLastErrorText(imap)
        CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = CkImap::ckSelectMailbox(imap,"Inbox")
    If success = 0
        Debug CkImap::ckLastErrorText(imap)
        CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; The NumMessages property contains the number of messages in the selected mailbox.
    numMessages.i = CkImap::ckNumMessages(imap)
    If numMessages = 0
        Debug "No messages exist in the Inbox."
        CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    sbMime.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbMime.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    seqNum.i
    For seqNum = 1 To numMessages
        CkStringBuilder::ckClear(sbMime)
        success = CkImap::ckFetchSingleAsMimeSb(imap,seqNum,0,sbMime)
        If success = 0
            Debug CkImap::ckLastErrorText(imap)
            CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
            CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbMime)
            ProcedureReturn
        EndIf

        ; The MIME source of the downloaded email is contained in sbMime.
    Next

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


    CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbMime)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure