VBScript

Download POP3 Email using UIDLs

Demonstrates how to download POP3 email by first getting the complete set of UIDLs and then downloading email by calling FetchByUIDL for each UIDL. 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 requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

' The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
' and sending (SMTP) email.
set mailman = CreateObject("Chilkat.MailMan")

' Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.MailHost = "pop.example.com"

' Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername = "myLogin"
mailman.PopPassword = "myPassword"

set stUidls = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringTable")
success = mailman.FetchUidls(stUidls)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set email = CreateObject("Chilkat.Email")

count = stUidls.Count
i = 0
Do While i < count
    ' Download the full email.
    success = mailman.FetchByUidl(stUidls.StringAt(i),0,0,email)
    If (success = 0) Then
        outFile.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText)
        WScript.Quit
    End If

    outFile.WriteLine(i)
    outFile.WriteLine("From: " & email.From)
    outFile.WriteLine("Subject: " & email.Subject)

    i = i + 1
Loop

success = mailman.Pop3EndSession()

outFile.Close