(SQL Server) POP3 Fetch Mime Source of Email by UIDL

Demonstrates how to fetch the MIME source of a single email by UIDL.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

-- 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
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @mailman int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.MailMan" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.MailMan', @mailman OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'MailHost', 'pop.example.com'

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopUsername', 'myLogin'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopPassword', 'myPassword'

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'MailPort', 995
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopSsl', 1

    DECLARE @sa int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'GetUidls', @sa OUT
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @numUidls int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @sa, 'Count', @numUidls OUT
    DECLARE @bdMime int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.BinData" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.BinData', @bdMime OUT

    -- Download the 1st email and save to a file.
    IF @numUidls > 0
      BEGIN
        DECLARE @uidl nvarchar(4000)
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sa, 'GetString', @uidl OUT, 0

        PRINT @uidl

        -- Download the MIME source of the email into bdMime.
        -- The bdMime contains the email exactly as it is on the mail server.
        DECLARE @success int
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'FetchMimeBd', @success OUT, @uidl, @bdMime
        IF @success = 0
          BEGIN
            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT @sTmp0
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @bdMime
            RETURN
          END

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @bdMime, 'WriteFile', @success OUT, 'qa_output/firstEmail.eml'
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sa


    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @bdMime


END
GO