(CkPython) Sorting Email

Demonstrates how to sort an email bundle.

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import sys
import chilkat

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

imap = chilkat.CkImap()

# Connect to the IMAP server.
# Use TLS
imap.put_Ssl(True)
imap.put_Port(993)
success = imap.Connect("imap.someMailServer.com")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
fetchUids = True

# Pass any of the above strings here to test a search:
# messageSet is a CkMessageSet
messageSet = imap.Search("ALL",fetchUids)
if (imap.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Fetch the email headers into a bundle object:
# bundle is a CkEmailBundle
bundle = imap.FetchHeaders(messageSet)
if (imap.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):

    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.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.
i = 0
while i < bundle.get_MessageCount() :

    # email is a CkEmail
    email = bundle.GetEmail(i)

    print(email.getHeaderField("Date"))
    print(email.subject())
    print(email.ck_from())
    print("--")

    i = i + 1

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