(VB.NET) Sorting Email

Demonstrates how to sort an email bundle.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim imap As New Chilkat.Imap

' Connect to the IMAP server.
' Use TLS
imap.Ssl = True
imap.Port = 993
success = imap.Connect("imap.someMailServer.com")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


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


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


Dim fetchUids As Boolean = True
Dim messageSet As New Chilkat.MessageSet
success = imap.QueryMbx("ALL",fetchUids,messageSet)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Fetch the email headers into a bundle object:
Dim bundle As New Chilkat.EmailBundle
Dim headersOnly As Boolean = True
success = imap.FetchMsgSet(headersOnly,messageSet,bundle)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Sort the email bundle by date, recipient, sender, or subject:
Dim ascending As Boolean = True
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 Chilkat.Email
Dim i As Integer = 0
While i < bundle.MessageCount
    bundle.EmailAt(i,email)

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

    i = i + 1
End While

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