(Visual Basic 6.0) Sorting Email

Demonstrates how to sort an email bundle.

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' 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
Dim success As Long
success = imap.Connect("imap.someMailServer.com")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print imap.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print imap.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print imap.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
Dim fetchUids As Long
fetchUids = 1

' Pass any of the above strings here to test a search:
Dim messageSet As MessageSet
Set messageSet = imap.Search("ALL",fetchUids)
If (imap.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print imap.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Fetch the email headers into a bundle object:
Dim bundle As ChilkatEmailBundle
Set bundle = imap.FetchHeaders(messageSet)
If (imap.LastMethodSuccess = 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 i As Long
i = 0
Do While i < bundle.MessageCount
    Dim email As ChilkatEmail
    Set email = bundle.GetEmail(i)

    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()