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Download MIME Source of Emails in IMAP Mailbox

Demonstrates how to download the MIME source for emails on an IMAP server.

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Unicode C
#include <C_CkImapW.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkImapW imap;
    int numMessages;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbMime;
    int seqNum;

    success = FALSE;

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

    imap = CkImapW_Create();

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    CkImapW_putSsl(imap,TRUE);
    CkImapW_putPort(imap,993);
    success = CkImapW_Connect(imap,L"imap.example.com");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    // Login
    success = CkImapW_Login(imap,L"myLogin",L"myPassword");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = CkImapW_SelectMailbox(imap,L"Inbox");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    // The NumMessages property contains the number of messages in the selected mailbox.
    numMessages = CkImapW_getNumMessages(imap);
    if (numMessages == 0) {
        wprintf(L"No messages exist in the Inbox.\n");
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    sbMime = CkStringBuilderW_Create();

    for (seqNum = 1; seqNum <= numMessages; seqNum++) {
        CkStringBuilderW_Clear(sbMime);
        success = CkImapW_FetchSingleAsMimeSb(imap,seqNum,FALSE,sbMime);
        if (success == FALSE) {
            wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
            CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
            CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbMime);
            return;
        }

        // The MIME source of the downloaded email is contained in sbMime.
    }

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    success = CkImapW_Disconnect(imap);


    CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbMime);

    }