Visual Basic 6.0

Sorting Email

Demonstrates how to sort an email bundle. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim imap As New ChilkatImap

' Connect to the IMAP server.
' Use TLS
imap.Ssl = 1
imap.Port = 993
success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print imap.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print imap.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print imap.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim fetchUids As Long
fetchUids = 1
Dim messageSet As New MessageSet
success = imap.QueryMbx("ALL",fetchUids,messageSet)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print imap.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Fetch the email headers into a bundle object:
Dim bundle As New ChilkatEmailBundle
Dim headersOnly As Long
headersOnly = 1
success = imap.FetchMsgSet(headersOnly,messageSet,bundle)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print imap.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Sort the email bundle by date, recipient, sender, or subject:
Dim ascending As Long
ascending = 1
bundle.SortByDate ascending

' To sort by recipient, sender, or subject, call 
' SortBySender, SortByRecipient, or SortBySubject.

' Display the Subject and From of each email.
Dim email As New ChilkatEmail
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Do While i < bundle.MessageCount
    success = bundle.EmailAt(i,email)

    Debug.Print email.GetHeaderField("Date")
    Debug.Print email.Subject
    Debug.Print email.From
    Debug.Print "--"

    i = i + 1
Loop

' Disconnect from the IMAP server.
success = imap.Disconnect()