(Xojo Plugin) Download Unread Email from IMAP Mailbox

Download unread email messages from an IMAP mailbox.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim imap As New Chilkat.Imap

// Connect to an 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("admin@chilkatsoft.com","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

// Find emails marked as seen or not already seen:
Dim seenSearch As String
seenSearch = "SEEN"
Dim notSeenSearch As String
notSeenSearch = "NOT SEEN"

// Get the set of unseen message UIDs
Dim fetchUids As Boolean
fetchUids = True
Dim messageSet As New Chilkat.MessageSet
success = imap.QueryMbx(notSeenSearch,fetchUids,messageSet)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(imap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

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

// Display the Subject and From of each email.
Dim email As New Chilkat.Email
Dim i As Int32
i = 0
Dim numEmails As Int32
numEmails = bundle.MessageCount
While i < numEmails
    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()