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Unicode C

Retrieve UIDL's from POP3 Server

Retrieve a list of UIDLs from a POP3 server. UIDLs are unique identifiers, 1 to 70 characters long, composed of characters ranging from 0x21 to 0x7E. These identifiers uniquely distinguish messages within a mailbox and remain consistent across sessions.

Chilkat Unicode C Downloads

Unicode C
#include <C_CkMailManW.h>
#include <C_CkStringTableW.h>
#include <C_CkEmailW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkMailManW mailman;
    HCkStringTableW stUidls;
    HCkEmailW email;
    int count;
    int i;
    const wchar_t *uidl;

    success = FALSE;

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

    mailman = CkMailManW_Create();

    CkMailManW_putMailHost(mailman,L"pop.example.com");

    CkMailManW_putPopUsername(mailman,L"myLogin");
    CkMailManW_putPopPassword(mailman,L"myPassword");

    CkMailManW_putMailPort(mailman,995);
    CkMailManW_putPopSsl(mailman,TRUE);

    stUidls = CkStringTableW_Create();
    success = CkMailManW_FetchUidls(mailman,stUidls);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkMailManW_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        CkStringTableW_Dispose(stUidls);
        return;
    }

    // Download each email by UIDL.
    email = CkEmailW_Create();

    count = CkStringTableW_getCount(stUidls);
    i = 0;
    while (i < count) {
        // Download the full email.
        uidl = CkStringTableW_stringAt(stUidls,i);
        success = CkMailManW_FetchByUidl(mailman,uidl,FALSE,0,email);
        if (success == FALSE) {
            wprintf(L"%s\n",CkMailManW_lastErrorText(mailman));
            CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
            CkStringTableW_Dispose(stUidls);
            CkEmailW_Dispose(email);
            return;
        }

        wprintf(L"%d\n",i);
        wprintf(L"UIDL: %s\n",uidl);
        wprintf(L"From: %s\n",CkEmailW_ck_from(email));
        wprintf(L"Subject: %s\n",CkEmailW_subject(email));

        i = i + 1;
    }

    CkMailManW_Pop3EndSession(mailman);


    CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
    CkStringTableW_Dispose(stUidls);
    CkEmailW_Dispose(email);

    }