PureBasic

Get IMAP UID from Email Header

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Demonstrates how to get the IMAP UID from an email header. After fetching an email or header using IMAP, the UID is contained in the ckx-imap-uid header field. PureBasic

IncludeFile "CkImap.pb"
IncludeFile "CkEmailBundle.pb"
IncludeFile "CkMessageSet.pb"
IncludeFile "CkEmail.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    ; This example requires 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,"login","password")
    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

    fetchUids.i = 1
    ; Get the message UIDs of all the emails in the mailbox

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

    success = CkImap::ckQueryMbx(imap,"ALL",fetchUids,messageSet)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkImap::ckLastErrorText(imap)
        CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
        CkMessageSet::ckDispose(messageSet)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

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

    headersOnly.i = 1
    success = CkImap::ckFetchMsgSet(imap,headersOnly,messageSet,bundle)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkImap::ckLastErrorText(imap)
        CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
        CkMessageSet::ckDispose(messageSet)
        CkEmailBundle::ckDispose(bundle)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; The UID of each fetched email header is available 
    ; in the ckx-imap-uid header field.
    email.i = CkEmail::ckCreate()
    If email.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    msgSet1.i = CkMessageSet::ckCreate()
    If msgSet1.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    i.i = 0
    szBundle.i = CkEmailBundle::ckMessageCount(bundle)
    While i < szBundle
        CkEmailBundle::ckEmailAt(bundle,i,email)

        ; Build a message set containing one UID
        uidStr.s = CkEmail::ckGetHeaderField(email,"ckx-imap-uid")
        CkMessageSet::ckFromCompactString(msgSet1,uidStr)

        ; Move this message to some other folder.
        success = CkImap::ckMoveMessages(imap,msgSet1,"someOtherFolder")
        If success <> 1
            Debug CkImap::ckLastErrorText(imap)
            ; Exit the loop...
            i = szBundle
        EndIf

        i = i + 1
    Wend

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


    CkImap::ckDispose(imap)
    CkMessageSet::ckDispose(messageSet)
    CkEmailBundle::ckDispose(bundle)
    CkEmail::ckDispose(email)
    CkMessageSet::ckDispose(msgSet1)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure