MailClient.DeleteFolder Method


Creates an IMAP4 folder on IMAP4 server.

[Visual Basic 6.0]
Public Sub DeleteFolder( _
    folder As Imap4Folder _
)
[Visual C++]
public: HRESULT DeleteFolder(
    IImap4Folder* folder
);

Parameters

folder
the folder instance to delete. Notice, many server don't allow to delete the folder if the folder contains email message or sub-folder.

Example

[Visual Basic 6.0, VBScript, Visual C++] The following example demonstrates how to create, subscribe, unsubscribe and delete "TestFolder" with EAGetMail POP3 & IMAP ActiveX Object. To get the full samples of EAGetMail, please refer to Samples section.

[Visual Basic 6.0]
Public Sub CreateFolder(ByVal Server As String, _
ByVal User As String, _
ByVal Password As String, _
ByVal SSLConnection As Boolean)
Const MailServerPop3 = 0
Const MailServerImap4 = 1
On Error GoTo ErrorHandle
    Dim oServer As New EAGetMailObjLib.MailServer
    oServer.Server = Server
    oServer.User = User
    oServer.Password = Password
    oServer.SSLConnection = SSLConnection
    oServer.Protocol = MailServerImap4
    If oServer.SSLConnection = True Then
        oServer.Port = 993
    Else
        oServer.Port = 143
    End If
    
    Dim oClient As New EAGetMailObjLib.MailClient
    oClient.LicenseCode = "TryIt"
    
    oClient.Connect oServer
    
    Dim oFolder As EAGetMailObjLib.Imap4Folder
    Set oFolder = oClient.CreateFolder(Nothing, "Test Folder")
    If Not oFolder.Subscribed Then
        oClient.SubscribeFolder oFolder
    End If
    
    Dim folders
    folders = oClient.Imap4Folders
    Dim i
    For i = LBound(folders) To UBound(folders)
        Dim fd As EAGetMailObjLib.Imap4Folder
        Set fd = folders(i)
        MsgBox "folder: " & fd.FullPath
    Next
    
    oClient.UnsubscribeFolder oFolder
    oClient.DeleteFolder oFolder

    oClient.Logout
    
    Exit Sub
ErrorHandle:
    MsgBox Err.Description
End Sub

[VBScript]
Sub CreateFolder(ByVal Server, _
ByVal User, _
ByVal Password, _
ByVal SSLConnection )

    Const MailServerPop3 = 0
    Const MailServerImap4 = 1

    Dim oServer 
    Set oServer = CreateObject("EAGetMailObj.MailServer")
    oServer.Server = Server
    oServer.User = User
    oServer.Password = Password
    oServer.SSLConnection = SSLConnection
    oServer.Protocol = MailServerImap4
    If oServer.SSLConnection = True Then
        oServer.Port = 993
    Else
        oServer.Port = 143
    End If
    
    Dim oClient 
    Set oClient = CreateObject("EAGetMailObj.MailClient")
    oClient.LicenseCode = "TryIt"
    
    oClient.Connect oServer
    
    Dim oFolder
    Set oFolder = oClient.CreateFolder(Nothing, "Test Folder")
    If Not oFolder.Subscribed Then
        oClient.SubscribeFolder oFolder
    End If
    
    Dim folders
    folders = oClient.Imap4Folders
    Dim i
    For i = LBound(folders) To UBound(folders)
        Dim fd 
        Set fd = folders(i)
        MsgBox "folder: " & fd.FullPath
    Next
    
    oClient.UnsubscribeFolder oFolder
    oClient.DeleteFolder oFolder

    oClient.Logout
End Sub

[Visual C++]
#include "eagetmailobj.tlh"
using namespace EAGetMailObjLib;

void CreateFolder(LPCTSTR lpszServer,
    LPCTSTR lpszUser,
    LPCTSTR lpszPassword,
    VARIANT_BOOL SSLConnection )
{
    ::CoInitialize( NULL );

    const int MailServerPop3 = 0;
    const int MailServerImap4 = 1;

    try
    {
        IMailServerPtr oServer = NULL;
        oServer.CreateInstance("EAGetMailObj.MailServer");
        
        oServer->Server = lpszServer;
        oServer->User = lpszUser;
        oServer->Password = lpszPassword;
        oServer->SSLConnection = SSLConnection;
        oServer->Protocol = MailServerImap4;

        if( SSLConnection == VARIANT_TRUE )
            oServer->Port = 993;
        else
            oServer->Port = 143;

        IMailClientPtr oClient = NULL;
        oClient.CreateInstance("EAGetMailObj.MailClient");
        oClient->LicenseCode = _T("TryIt");
        oClient->Connect( oServer );

        IImap4FolderPtr oFolder = oClient->CreateFolder( NULL, _T("Test Folder"));
        
        if( oFolder->Subscribed == VARIANT_FALSE )
        {
            oClient->SubscribeFolder( oFolder );
        }

        _variant_t vtFolder = oClient->Imap4Folders ;
        SAFEARRAY *psa = vtFolder.parray;
        LONG UBound = 0, LBound = 0;
        SafeArrayGetLBound( psa, 1, &LBound );
        SafeArrayGetUBound( psa, 1, &UBound );
        for( long i = LBound; i <= UBound; i++ )
        {
            _variant_t vt;
            SafeArrayGetElement( psa, &i, &vt );
            IImap4FolderPtr fd;
            vt.pdispVal->QueryInterface( __uuidof(IImap4Folder), (void**)&fd);
            
            _tprintf( _T("folder: %s\r\n"), (TCHAR*)fd->FullPath );
        }

        oClient->UnsubscribeFolder( oFolder );
        oClient->DeleteFolder( oFolder );
        
        oClient->Logout();
    }
    catch( _com_error &ep )
    {
        _tprintf( _T("%s\r\n"), (TCHAR*)ep.Description());
    }
    ::CoUninitialize();
}