MailClient.GetMailHeader Method


Receives a specified email headers from mail server.

[Visual Basic 6.0]
Public Function GetMailHeader( _
    info As MailInfo
) As Variant
[Visual C++]
public: HRESULT GetMailHeader(
    IMailInfo* info,
    VARIANT* pVal
);

Parameters

info
The MailInfo instance to retrieve header.

Return Value

A byte array presenting the email header.

Remarks

This method abstracts message header without downloading the whole message body. With this feature, you can build an application such as POP3 & IMAP4 Checker to preview email.

Example

[Visual Basic 6.0, VBScript, Visual C++] The following example demonstrates how to preview email subject with EAGetMail POP3 & IMAP ActiveX Object, but it doesn't demonstrates the events and mail parsing usage. To get the full samples of EAGetMail, please refer to Samples section.

[Visual Basic 6.0]
Public Sub PreviewMail( _
ByVal sServer As String, _
ByVal sUserName As String, _
ByVal sPassword As String, _
ByVal bSSLConnection As Boolean)
    
    Const MailServerPop3 = 0
    Const MailServerImap4 = 1
    Const MailServerEWS = 2
    Const MailServerDAV = 3
    Const MailServerMsGraph = 4

    'For evaluation usage, please use "TryIt" as the license code, otherwise the
    '"invalid license code" exception will be thrown. However, the object will expire in 1-2 months, then
    '"trial version expired" exception will be thrown.
    Dim oClient As New EAGetMailObjLib.MailClient
    oClient.LicenseCode = "TryIt"
    
    'To receive email from imap4 server, please change
    'MailServerPop3 to MailServerImap4 to MailServer.Protocol

    'To receive email with Exchange Web Service, please change
    'MailServerPop3 to MailServerEWS to MailServer.Protocol

    'To receive email with Exchange WebDAV, please change
    'MailServerPop3 to MailServerDAV to MailServer.Protocol

    'Exchange Server supports POP3/IMAP4 protocol as well, but in Exchange 2007
    'or later version, POP3/IMAP4 service is disabled by default. If you don't want to use POP3/IMAP4
    'to download email from Exchange Server, you can use Exchange Web Service(Exchange 2007/2010 or
    'later version) or WebDAV(Exchange 2000/2003) protocol.

    Dim oServer As New EAGetMailObjLib.MailServer
    oServer.Server = sServer
    oServer.User = sUserName
    oServer.Password = sPassword
    oServer.SSLConnection = bSSLConnection
    oServer.Protocol = MailServerPop3
    
    ''by default, the pop3 port is 110, imap4 port is 143,
    'the pop3 ssl port is 995, imap4 ssl port is 993
    'you can also change the port like this
    'oServer.Port = 110
    If oServer.Protocol = MailServerImap4 Then
        If oServer.SSLConnection Then
            oServer.Port = 993 'SSL IMAP4
        Else
            oServer.Port = 143 'IMAP4 normal
        End If
    Else
        If oServer.SSLConnection Then
            oServer.Port = 995 'SSL POP3
        Else
            oServer.Port = 110 'POP3 normal
        End If
    End If
    
On Error GoTo ErrorHandle
    oClient.Connect oServer

    Dim infos As EAGetMailObjLib.MailInfoCollection
    Set infos = oClient.GetMailInfoList()
    
    Dim i
    For i = 0 To infos.Count - 1
        Dim info As EAGetMailObjLib.MailInfo
        Set info = infos.Item(i)
        
        MsgBox "UIDL: " & info.UIDL
        MsgBox "Index: " & info.Index
        MsgBox "Size: " & info.Size
        'For POP3 server, the IMAP4MailFlags is meaningless.
        MsgBox "Flags: " & info.IMAP4Flags 

        Dim oMail As New EAGetMailObjLib.Mail
        oMail.LicenseCode = "TryIt"
        oMail.Load(oClient.GetMailHeader(info))
        MsgBox oMail.Subject
    Next

    oClient.Quit
    Exit Sub
ErrorHandle:
    ''Error handle
    MsgBox Err.Description
    
    oClient.Close
End Sub


[VBScript] Sub PreviewMail( _ ByVal sServer, _ ByVal sUserName, _ ByVal sPassword, _ ByVal bSSLConnection) Const MailServerPop3 = 0 Const MailServerImap4 = 1 Const MailServerEWS = 2 Const MailServerDAV = 3 Const MailServerMsGraph = 4 'For evaluation usage, please use "TryIt" as the license code, otherwise the '"invalid license code" exception will be thrown. However, the object will expire in 1-2 months, then '"trial version expired" exception will be thrown. Dim oClient Set oClient = CreateObject("EAGetMailObj.MailClient") oClient.LicenseCode = "TryIt" 'To receive email from imap4 server, please change 'MailServerPop3 to MailServerImap4 to MailServer.Protocol 'To receive email with Exchange Web Service, please change 'MailServerPop3 to MailServerEWS to MailServer.Protocol 'To receive email with Exchange WebDAV, please change 'MailServerPop3 to MailServerDAV to MailServer.Protocol 'Exchange Server supports POP3/IMAP4 protocol as well, but in Exchange 2007 'or later version, POP3/IMAP4 service is disabled by default. If you don't want to use POP3/IMAP4 'to download email from Exchange Server, you can use Exchange Web Service(Exchange 2007/2010 or 'later version) or WebDAV(Exchange 2000/2003) protocol. Dim oServer Set oServer = CreateObject("EAGetMailObj.MailServer") oServer.Server = sServer oServer.User = sUserName oServer.Password = sPassword oServer.SSLConnection = bSSLConnection oServer.Protocol = MailServerPop3 ''by default, the pop3 port is 110, imap4 port is 143, 'the pop3 ssl port is 995, imap4 ssl port is 993 'you can also change the port like this 'oServer.Port = 110 If oServer.Protocol = MailServerImap4 Then If oServer.SSLConnection Then oServer.Port = 993 'SSL IMAP4 Else oServer.Port = 143 'IMAP4 normal End If Else If oServer.SSLConnection Then oServer.Port = 995 'SSL POP3 Else oServer.Port = 110 'POP3 normal End If End If oClient.Connect oServer Dim infos Set infos = oClient.GetMailInfoList() Dim i For i = 0 To infos.Count - 1 Dim info Set info = infos.Item(i) MsgBox "UIDL: " & info.UIDL MsgBox "Index: " & info.Index MsgBox "Size: " & info.Size 'For POP3 server, the IMAP4MailFlags is meaningless. MsgBox "Flags: " & info.IMAP4Flags Dim oMail Set oMail = CreateObject("EAGetMailObj.Mail") oMail.LicenseCode = "TryIt" oMail.Load( oClient.GetMailHeader(info)) MsgBox oMail.Subject Next oClient.Quit End Sub
[Visual C++] #include "stdafx.h" #include <windows.h> #include "eagetmailobj.tlh" using namespace EAGetMailObjLib; void PreviewMail( LPCTSTR sServer, LPCTSTR sUserName, LPCTSTR sPassword, bool bSSLConnection) { ::CoInitialize(NULL); const int MailServerPop3 = 0; const int MailServerImap4 = 1; const int MailServerEWS = 2; const int MailServerDAV = 3; const int MailServerMsGraph = 4; try { IMailClientPtr oClient; oClient.CreateInstance(__uuidof(EAGetMailObjLib::MailClient)); IMailServerPtr oServer; oServer.CreateInstance(__uuidof(EAGetMailObjLib::MailServer)); // For evaluation usage, please use "TryIt" as the license code, otherwise the // "invalid license code" exception will be thrown. However, the object will expire in 1-2 months, then // "trial version expired" exception will be thrown. oClient->LicenseCode = _T("TryIt"); oServer->Server = sServer; oServer->User = sUserName; oServer->Password = sPassword; INT nProtocol = MailServerPop3; //To receive email from imap4 server, please change //MailServerPop3 to MailServerImap4 in MailServer constructor //To receive email with Exchange Web Service, please change //MailServerPop3 to MailServerEWS to MailServer.Protocol //To receive email with Exchange WebDAV, please change //MailServerPop3 to MailServerDAV to MailServer.Protocol //Exchange Server supports POP3/IMAP4 protocol as well, but in Exchange 2007 //or later version, POP3/IMAP4 service is disabled by default. If you don't want to use POP3/IMAP4 //to download email from Exchange Server, you can use Exchange Web Service(Exchange 2007/2010 or //later version) or WebDAV(Exchange 2000/2003) protocol. //For Exchange Web Service/WebDAV, please ignore //Port property. But for Exchange Web Service, please set SSLConnection to True oServer->Protocol = nProtocol; if(nProtocol == MailServerPop3) { if(bSSLConnection) { oServer->Port = 995; oServer->SSLConnection = VARIANT_TRUE; } else { oServer->Port = 110; } } else { if(bSSLConnection) { oServer->Port = 993; oServer->SSLConnection = VARIANT_TRUE; } else { oServer->Port = 143; } } oClient->Connect(oServer); IMailInfoCollectionPtr infos = oClient->GetMailInfoList(); for(long i = 0; i < infos->Count; i++) { IMailInfoPtr pInfo = infos->GetItem(i); _tprintf(_T("UIDL: %s\r\n"), (TCHAR*)pInfo->UIDL); _tprintf(_T("Index: %d\r\n"), pInfo->Index); _tprintf(_T("Size: %d\r\n"), pInfo->Size); //For POP3 server, the IMAP4Flags is meaningless _tprintf(_T("Flags: %s\r\n"), (TCHAR*)pInfo->IMAP4Flags); IMailPtr oMail; oMail.CreateInstance(__uuidof(EAGetMailObjLib::Mail)); oMail->LicenseCode = _T("TryIt"); oMail->Load(oClient->GetMailHeader(pInfo)); _tprintf(_T("Subject: %s\r\n"), (TCHAR*)oMail->Subject); } oClient->Quit(); } catch(_com_error &ep) { _tprintf(_T("ERROR: %s\r\n"), (TCHAR*)ep.Description()); } ::CoUninitialize(); }

See Also

MailClient.GetMail Method
Mail Object