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SQL Server Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

List IMAP Mailboxes

List the mailboxes available within an IMAP account.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    DECLARE @imap int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Imap', @imap OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    --  Connect to an IMAP server.
    --  Use TLS
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @imap, 'Ssl', 1
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @imap, 'Port', 993
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'Connect', @success OUT, 'MY-IMAP-DOMAIN'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imap
        RETURN
      END

    --  Login
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'Login', @success OUT, 'MY-IMAP-LOGIN', 'MY-IMAP-PASSWORD'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imap
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @refName nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @refName = ''
    --  refName is usually set to an empty string.
    --  A non-empty reference name argument is the name of a mailbox or a level of
    --  mailbox hierarchy, and indicates the context in which the mailbox
    --  name is interpreted.

    --  Select all mailboxes matching this pattern:
    DECLARE @wildcardedMailbox nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @wildcardedMailbox = '*'

    DECLARE @subscribed int
    SELECT @subscribed = 0

    DECLARE @mboxes int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Mailboxes', @mboxes OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'MbxList', @success OUT, @subscribed, @refName, @wildcardedMailbox, @mboxes
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imap
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mboxes
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @i int
    SELECT @i = 0
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mboxes, 'Count', @iTmp0 OUT
    WHILE @i < @iTmp0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @mboxes, 'GetName', @sTmp0 OUT, @i
        PRINT @sTmp0
        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    --  Sample output looks like this:
    --  INBOX.vendors.shareit
    --  INBOX.oldSupport
    --  INBOX.vendors.paypal
    --  INBOX.sales
    --  INBOX.lists
    --  INBOX.Drafts
    --  INBOX.vendors.dell
    --  INBOX.Trash
    --  INBOX.invoiceRequests
    --  INBOX.purchases
    --  INBOX.vendors.inMotion
    --  INBOX.oldEmail
    --  INBOX.vendors
    --  INBOX.lists.python
    --  INBOX.vendors.myhosting
    --  INBOX.Templates
    --  INBOX.friends
    --  INBOX.bounceSamples
    --  INBOX.lists.ruby
    --  INBOX.vendors.peer1
    --  INBOX.Sent
    --  INBOX.Junk
    --  INBOX

    --  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'Disconnect', @success OUT

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @imap
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mboxes


END
GO