Xbase++ Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Download POP3 Email to MIME

Download the email from a POP3 mailbox directly into MIME, without parsing into email objects. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oMailman
LOCAL oStUidls
LOCAL oBdMime
LOCAL oEmail
LOCAL nCount
LOCAL i

nSuccess := 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.
oMailman := CreateObject("Chilkat.MailMan")

//  Set the POP3 server's hostname
oMailman:MailHost := "pop.example.com"

//  Set the POP3 login/password.
oMailman:PopUsername := "myLogin"
oMailman:PopPassword := "myPassword"

//  First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
oStUidls := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringTable")
nSuccess := oMailman:FetchUidls(oStUidls)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oMailman:LastErrorText
    oMailman:destroy()
    oStUidls:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Download each email as MIME.
//  If desired, the MIME can be loaded into an email object.
oBdMime := CreateObject("Chilkat.BinData")
oEmail := CreateObject("Chilkat.Email")

nCount := oStUidls:Count
i := 0
DO WHILE i < nCount
    nSuccess := oMailman:FetchMimeBd(oStUidls:StringAt(i), oBdMime)
    IF (nSuccess == 0)
        ? oMailman:LastErrorText
        oMailman:destroy()
        oStUidls:destroy()
        oBdMime:destroy()
        oEmail:destroy()
        RETURN
    ENDIF

    oEmail:SetFromMimeBd(oBdMime)
    ? "From: " + oEmail:From
    ? "Subject: " + oEmail:Subject

    i := i + 1
ENDDO

oMailman:destroy()
oStUidls:destroy()
oBdMime:destroy()
oEmail:destroy()