Xbase++ Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+
Xbase++
Download Unread Email from IMAP Mailbox
Download unread email messages from an IMAP mailbox.Chilkat Xbase++ Downloads
LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oImap
LOCAL cSeenSearch
LOCAL cNotSeenSearch
LOCAL nFetchUids
LOCAL oMessageSet
LOCAL oBundle
LOCAL nHeadersOnly
LOCAL oEmail
LOCAL i
LOCAL nNumEmails
nSuccess := 0
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
oImap := CreateObject("Chilkat.Imap")
// Connect to an IMAP server.
// Use TLS
oImap:Ssl := 1
oImap:Port := 993
nSuccess := oImap:Connect("imap.example.com")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
? oImap:LastErrorText
oImap:destroy()
RETURN
ENDIF
// Login
nSuccess := oImap:Login("admin@chilkatsoft.com", "myPassword")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
? oImap:LastErrorText
oImap:destroy()
RETURN
ENDIF
// Select an IMAP mailbox
nSuccess := oImap:SelectMailbox("Inbox")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
? oImap:LastErrorText
oImap:destroy()
RETURN
ENDIF
// Find emails marked as seen or not already seen:
cSeenSearch := "SEEN"
cNotSeenSearch := "NOT SEEN"
// Get the set of unseen message UIDs
nFetchUids := 1
oMessageSet := CreateObject("Chilkat.MessageSet")
nSuccess := oImap:QueryMbx(cNotSeenSearch, nFetchUids, oMessageSet)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
? oImap:LastErrorText
oImap:destroy()
oMessageSet:destroy()
RETURN
ENDIF
// Fetch the unseen emails into a bundle object:
oBundle := CreateObject("Chilkat.EmailBundle")
nHeadersOnly := 0
nSuccess := oImap:FetchMsgSet(nHeadersOnly, oMessageSet, oBundle)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
? oImap:LastErrorText
oImap:destroy()
oMessageSet:destroy()
oBundle:destroy()
RETURN
ENDIF
// Display the Subject and From of each email.
oEmail := CreateObject("Chilkat.Email")
i := 0
nNumEmails := oBundle:MessageCount
DO WHILE i < nNumEmails
oBundle:EmailAt(i, oEmail)
? oEmail:GetHeaderField("Date")
? oEmail:Subject
? oEmail:From
? "--"
i := i + 1
ENDDO
// Disconnect from the IMAP server.
nSuccess := oImap:Disconnect()
oImap:destroy()
oMessageSet:destroy()
oBundle:destroy()
oEmail:destroy()