Xojo Plugin Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Sorting Email

Demonstrates how to sort an email bundle. Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = 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.example.com")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(imap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

//  Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(imap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

//  Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(imap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim fetchUids As Boolean
fetchUids = True
Dim messageSet As New Chilkat.MessageSet
success = imap.QueryMbx("ALL",fetchUids,messageSet)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(imap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

//  Fetch the email headers into a bundle object:
Dim bundle As New Chilkat.EmailBundle
Dim headersOnly As Boolean
headersOnly = True
success = imap.FetchMsgSet(headersOnly,messageSet,bundle)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(imap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

//  Sort the email bundle by date, recipient, sender, or subject:
Dim ascending As Boolean
ascending = 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 Int32
i = 0
While i < bundle.MessageCount
    success = bundle.EmailAt(i,email)

    System.DebugLog(email.GetHeaderField("Date"))
    System.DebugLog(email.Subject)
    System.DebugLog(email.From)
    System.DebugLog("--")

    i = i + 1
Wend

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