(Tcl) Delete IMAP Email

To delete an email, the "Deleted" flag must be set to 1 for each message to be deleted. You must also call Expunge or ExpungeAndClose to remove the emails marked as deleted.

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load ./chilkat.dll

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

# This example deletes email matching a criteria from Inbox.
set imap [new_CkImap]

# Turn on session logging:
CkImap_put_KeepSessionLog $imap 1

# Connect to an IMAP server.
# Use TLS
CkImap_put_Ssl $imap 1
CkImap_put_Port $imap 993
set success [CkImap_Connect $imap "imap.someMailServer.com"]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkImap_lastErrorText $imap]
    delete_CkImap $imap
    exit
}

# Login
set success [CkImap_Login $imap "myLogin" "myPassword"]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkImap_lastErrorText $imap]
    delete_CkImap $imap
    exit
}

# Select an IMAP mailbox
set success [CkImap_SelectMailbox $imap "Inbox"]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkImap_lastErrorText $imap]
    delete_CkImap $imap
    exit
}

# messageSet is a CkMessageSet

set fetchUids 1
# Get the message IDs for all emails having "FTP2" in the subject.
set messageSet [CkImap_Search $imap "SUBJECT FTP2" $fetchUids]
if {[CkImap_get_LastMethodSuccess $imap] == 0} then {
    puts [CkImap_lastErrorText $imap]
    delete_CkImap $imap
    exit
}

# Set the Deleted flag for each message:
set success [CkImap_SetFlags $imap $messageSet "Deleted" 1]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkImap_lastErrorText $imap]
    delete_CkImap $imap
    exit
}

# Expunge and close the mailbox.
set success [CkImap_ExpungeAndClose $imap]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkImap_lastErrorText $imap]
    delete_CkImap $imap
    exit
}

# Display the session log.
puts [CkImap_sessionLog $imap]

# Disconnect from the IMAP server.
set success [CkImap_Disconnect $imap]

delete_CkMessageSet $messageSet


delete_CkImap $imap