(PureBasic) Download POP3 Email to MIME Strings

Download the email from a POP3 mailbox directly into MIME strings, without parsing into email objects.

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IncludeFile "CkMailMan.pb"
IncludeFile "CkEmail.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringArray.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

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

    success.i

    ; The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
    ; and sending (SMTP) email.
    mailman.i = CkMailMan::ckCreate()
    If mailman.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Set the POP3 server's hostname
    CkMailMan::setCkMailHost(mailman, "pop.someMailServer.com")

    ; Set the POP3 login/password.
    CkMailMan::setCkPopUsername(mailman, "myLogin")
    CkMailMan::setCkPopPassword(mailman, "myPassword")

    ; First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
    saUidls.i = CkMailMan::ckGetUidls(mailman)
    If CkMailMan::ckLastMethodSuccess(mailman) <> 1
        Debug CkMailMan::ckLastErrorText(mailman)
        CkMailMan::ckDispose(mailman)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Download the email as MIME strings (no parsing of the MIME)
    saMime.i = CkMailMan::ckFetchMultipleMime(mailman,saUidls)
    If CkMailMan::ckLastMethodSuccess(mailman) <> 1
        Debug CkMailMan::ckLastErrorText(mailman)
        CkStringArray::ckDispose(saUidls)

        CkMailMan::ckDispose(mailman)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkStringArray::ckDispose(saUidls)

    ; MIME strings may be loaded into email objects:
    i.i
    email.i = CkEmail::ckCreate()
    If email.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    For i = 0 To CkStringArray::ckCount(saMime) - 1
        success = CkEmail::ckSetFromMimeText(email,CkStringArray::ckGetString(saMime,i))
        Debug "From: " + CkEmail::ckFrom(email)
        Debug "Subject: " + CkEmail::ckSubject(email)
    Next

    CkStringArray::ckDispose(saMime)



    CkMailMan::ckDispose(mailman)
    CkEmail::ckDispose(email)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure