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Xojo Plugin Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

List Yahoo Mail IMAP Mailboxes

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List Yahoo Mail mailboxes.

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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.

//  See Get Yahoo Mail OAuth2 Access Token for Desktop App 
//  for sample code showing how to obtain a Yahoo Mail access token.

//  In this example, our access token was previously saved to the following file which contains JSON like this:
//  {
//    "access_token": "kCVQdnOdul...LHucA--",
//    "refresh_token": "AIenVXETSo0jklFBVkPS8vVm8E.Ej9ToRG.xDbDYmZ65WIs5t6CZhDrD",
//    "expires_in": 3600,
//    "token_type": "bearer",
//    "xoauth_yahoo_guid": "HGDQCVF5JB4YDOWHITQJFBHCWA"
//  }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/yahooMail.json")
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog("Failed to load Yahoo Mail access token file.")
    Return
End If

Dim accessToken As String
accessToken = json.StringOf("access_token")

//  Do OAuth2 authentication by using the access token as the password in the Login method below...
Dim imap As New Chilkat.Imap

imap.Ssl = True
imap.Port = 993

//  Connect to the Yahoo IMAP server.
success = imap.Connect("imap.mail.yahoo.com")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(imap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

//  Indicate that XOAUTH2 authentication is to be used:
imap.AuthMethod = "XOAUTH2"

//  Login
//  Use the email address of the Yahoo Mail account that granted authorization.
success = imap.Login("user@yahoo.com",accessToken)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(imap.LastErrorText)
Else
    System.DebugLog("Successfully authenticated with Yahoo IMAP using XOAUTH2!")
End If

//  Get the list of mailboxes.
Dim refName As String
refName = ""
Dim wildcardedMailbox As String
wildcardedMailbox = "*"
Dim subscribed As Boolean
subscribed = False

Dim mboxes As New Chilkat.Mailboxes
success = imap.MbxList(subscribed,refName,wildcardedMailbox,mboxes)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(imap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim i As Int32
i = 0
While i < mboxes.Count
    System.DebugLog(mboxes.GetName(i))
    i = i + 1
Wend

//  Sample output looks like this:

//  Archive
//  Bulk Mail
//  Draft
//  Inbox
//  Inbox/emailsWithAttach
//  Inbox/test
//  Sent
//  Trash

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