VBScript

List IMAP Mailboxes

List the mailboxes available within an IMAP account. VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

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

set imap = CreateObject("Chilkat.Imap")

' Connect to an IMAP server.
' Use TLS
imap.Ssl = 1
imap.Port = 993
success = imap.Connect("MY-IMAP-DOMAIN")
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Login
success = imap.Login("MY-IMAP-LOGIN","MY-IMAP-PASSWORD")
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

refName = ""
' refName is usually set to an empty string.
' A non-empty reference name argument is the name of a mailbox or a level of
' mailbox hierarchy, and indicates the context in which the mailbox
' name is interpreted.

' Select all mailboxes matching this pattern:
wildcardedMailbox = "*"

subscribed = 0

set mboxes = CreateObject("Chilkat.Mailboxes")
success = imap.MbxList(subscribed,refName,wildcardedMailbox,mboxes)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

i = 0
Do While i < mboxes.Count
    outFile.WriteLine(mboxes.GetName(i))
    i = i + 1
Loop

' Sample output looks like this:
' INBOX.vendors.shareit
' INBOX.oldSupport
' INBOX.vendors.paypal
' INBOX.sales
' INBOX.lists
' INBOX.Drafts
' INBOX.vendors.dell
' INBOX.Trash
' INBOX.invoiceRequests
' INBOX.purchases
' INBOX.vendors.inMotion
' INBOX.oldEmail
' INBOX.vendors
' INBOX.lists.python
' INBOX.vendors.myhosting
' INBOX.Templates
' INBOX.friends
' INBOX.bounceSamples
' INBOX.lists.ruby
' INBOX.vendors.peer1
' INBOX.Sent
' INBOX.Junk
' INBOX

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

outFile.Close