MailClient.UnsubscribeFolder Method

Unsubscribes an IMAP4 folder.

[Visual Basic 6.0]
Public Sub UnsubscribeFolder( _
    folder As Imap4Folder _
)

[Visual C++]
public: HRESULT UnsubscribeFolder(
    IImap4Folder* folder
);

Parameters

folder
the folder instance to unsubscribe.

Remarks

In convention, the IMAP4 client such as outlook express only displays the subscribed folders, you can also use MailClient.SubscribeFolder and MailClient.UnsubscribeFolder method to change the property.

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
    Const MailServerEWS = 2
    Const MailServerDAV = 3
    Const MailServerMsGraph = 4

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

    'To create folder with Exchange Web Service, please change
    'MailServerImap4 to MailServerEWS to MailServer.Protocol

    'To create folder email with Exchange WebDAV, please change
    'MailServerImap4 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.

    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")
    'Only IMAP4 protocol supports Subscribe/Unsubscribe
    If oServer.Protocol = MailServerImap4 Then
        If Not oFolder.Subscribed Then
        oClient.SubscribeFolder oFolder
        End If
    End If

    Dim folders
    Set folders = oClient.GetFolderList()

    Dim i
    For i = 0 To folders.Count - 1
        Dim fd As EAGetMailObjLib.Imap4Folder
        Set fd = folders.Item(i)
        MsgBox "folder: " & fd.FullPath
    Next
    
    'Only IMAP4 protocol supports Subscribe/Unsubscribe
    If oServer.Protocol = MailServerImap4 Then
        oClient.UnsubscribeFolder oFolder
    End If

    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
    Const MailServerEWS = 2
    Const MailServerDAV = 3
    Const MailServerMsGraph = 4

    Dim oServer 
    Set oServer = CreateObject("EAGetMailObj.MailServer")
    oServer.Server = Server
    oServer.User = User
    oServer.Password = Password
    oServer.SSLConnection = SSLConnection
    oServer.Protocol = MailServerImap4

    'To create folder with Exchange Web Service, please change
    'MailServerImap4 to MailServerEWS to MailServer.Protocol

    'To create folder email with Exchange WebDAV, please change
    'MailServerImap4 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.

    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")
    'Only IMAP4 protocol supports Subscribe/Unsubscribe
    If oServer.Protocol = MailServerImap4 Then
        If Not oFolder.Subscribed Then
        oClient.SubscribeFolder oFolder
        End If
    End If
    
    Dim folders
    Set folders = oClient.GetFolderList()

    Dim i
    For i = 0 To folders.Count - 1
        Dim fd
        Set fd = folders.Item(i)
        MsgBox "folder: " & fd.FullPath
    Next
    
    'Only IMAP4 protocol supports Subscribe/Unsubscribe
    If oServer.Protocol = MailServerImap4 Then
        oClient.UnsubscribeFolder oFolder
    End If

    oClient.DeleteFolder oFolder

    oClient.Logout
End Sub



[Visual C++]
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <windows.h>

#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;
    const int MailServerEWS = 2;
    const int MailServerDAV = 3;
    const int MailServerMsGraph = 4;

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

        //To create folder with Exchange Web Service, please change
        //MailServerImap4 to MailServerEWS to MailServer.Protocol

        //To create folder email with Exchange WebDAV, please change
        //MailServerImap4 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

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

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

        IImap4FolderPtr oFolder = oClient->CreateFolder(NULL, _T("Test Folder"));
        //Only IMAP4 protocol supports Subscribe/Unsubscribe
        if(oServer->Protocol == MailServerImap4)
        {
            if(oFolder->Subscribed == VARIANT_FALSE)
            {
            oClient->SubscribeFolder(oFolder);
            }
        }

        IFolderCollectionPtr folders = oClient->GetFolderList();
        for(long i = 0; i < folders->Count; i++)
        {
            IImap4FolderPtr fd = folders->GetItem(i);
            _tprintf( _T("folder: %s\r\n"), (TCHAR*)fd->FullPath);
        }

        //Only IMAP4 protocol supports Subscribe/Unsubscribe
        if(oServer->Protocol == MailServerImap4)
        {
            oClient->UnsubscribeFolder(oFolder);
        }

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

See Also

MailClient.RenameFolder
MailClient.DeleteFolder
MailClient.SubscribeFolder
MailClient.CreateFolder