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Types of variables associated with the management of emails

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Email management functions

Remark: These functions are also available in prefix syntax (Functions for managing emails (prefix syntax)).

Email management functions


CloseSession	Closes a session with Lotus Notes or Outlook.
EmailAddFolder	Adds a folder into the messaging software (Outlook, messaging software using the IMAP protocol (Internet Message Access Protocol), ...).
EmailBuildSource	Generates the source code of the email message to be sent from the variables in the Email structure or in an Email variable.
EmailChangeFolder	Modifies the current folder in the messaging software (Outlook, messaging software using the IMAP protocol, ...).
EmailChangeStatus	Changes the status of an email on a messaging server.
EmailCheckAddress	Checks the validity of an email address.
EmailCloseSession	Closes an email management session depending on the selected mode (SMTP/POP3, IMAP, MS Exchange or Lotus Notes).
EmailConfigure	Used to configure WLanguage email management functions.
EmailCopy	Copies an email found in a directory to another directory of an IMAP server.
EmailCurrentFolder	Returns the name of current folder in the messaging software (Outlook, messaging software using the IMAP protocol (Internet Message Access Protocol), ...).
EmailDeleteMessage	Deletes the current email using the current protocol (POP3, IMAP, MS Exchange, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
EmailExportHTML	Retrieves the HTML code of an email to display it in an HTML control (HTML control, HTML Display control, etc.).
EmailExpunge	Destroys all the deleted emails marked as deleted ("Deleted" status) from the current folder of IMAP session.
EmailGetAll	Retrieves all the emails found on a server.
EmailGetIndicator	Retrieves the indicators defined on an email of IMAP session.
EmailGetTimeOut	Reads the value of the "timeout" for connecting to the SMTP, POP3 and IMAP messaging servers.
EmailImportHTML	Imports, into the Email structure or into an Email variable, the content of an HTML file in order to send it by email.
EmailImportSource	Populates an Email variable using the content of its Source property or the different variables of the email structure using the content of the Email.Source variable.
EmailListFolder	Returns the list of folders: found in the Outlook messaging software. for an IMAP session.
EmailLoadAttachment	Adds an attached file to an email.
EmailMessageLength	Calculates the size of specified message (without loading the message).
EmailMsgError	Returns the message corresponding to the error identifier.
EmailNbMessage	Returns the number of incoming messages currently found: on the email server (POP3 protocol only). in the Outlook messaging software.
EmailProgressBar	Manages a progress bar while sending and receiving emails.
EmailReadFirst	Reads the first incoming email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, MS Exchange, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
EmailReadFirstHeader	Reads the header of the first incoming email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
EmailReadLast	Reads the last incoming email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, MS Exchange, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
EmailReadLastHeader	Reads the header of last incoming email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
EmailReadMessage	Reads an incoming according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
EmailReadMessageHeader	Reads the header of an incoming email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
EmailReadNext	Reads the incoming email found after the current email according to the protocol (POP3 or IMAP, MS Exchange, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
EmailReadNextHeader	Reads the header of the email found after the current email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
EmailReadPrevious	Reads the email found before the current email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, MS Exchange, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
EmailReadPreviousHeader	Reads the header of the email found before the current email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
EmailRemoveFolder	Deletes a folder from the Outlook messaging software or from an IMAP server.
EmailReset	Resets all the variables of the email structure or all the variables of an Email variable.
EmailRunApp	Starts the native application for sending emails found on the current computer: Computer running Windows, Mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad).
EmailSaveAttachment	Copies the attachment of current email onto the user computer (locally).
EmailSeekFirst	Finds one or more emails according to the criteria specified in the messaging software (Outlook, messaging software using the IMAP protocol, ...).
EmailSeekFirstNotes	Seeks one or more emails according to specified criteria, in a local or remote Lotus Notes or Domino database.
EmailSend	Sends an email via the SMTP protocol while controlling the "buffer" of the email.
EmailSendMessage	Sends an email using a given protocol (SMTP, MS Exchange, Lotus Notes, Outlook).
EmailSetTimeOut	Changes the value of the "timeout" for connecting to the SMTP, POP3 and IMAP messaging servers.
EmailStartIMAPSession	Starts a session for receiving and reading emails with the IMAP protocol.
EmailStartNotesSession	Allows you to access the data handled by the Lotus Notes messaging (emails, contacts, groups of contacts, tasks, appointments).
EmailStartOutlookSession	Allows you to access data handled by the Outlook messaging software (emails, contacts, groups of contacts, tasks, appointments and folders).
EmailStartPOP3Session	Starts a session for receiving and reading emails with the POP3 protocol.
EmailStartSession	Starts an email management session based on the selected management mode (POP3, SMTP, IMAP or MS Exchange).
EmailStartSMTPSession	Starts a session for sending emails with the SMTP protocol.
EmailStatus	Returns the status of an email sent via an SMTP session started in asynchronous mode.
EmailUpdate	Updates the messages of MS Exchange according to the email server.
OutlookDefaultProfile	Retrieves the default profile defined in Outlook.
OutlookListProfile	Lists the available Outlook profiles.
OutlookStartSession	Allows you to access data handled by the Outlook messaging software (emails, contacts, groups of contacts, tasks, appointments and folders).

Types of variables associated with the management of emails


Email	The Email type is used to handle the email content as well as the associated information.
emailAttach	The emailAttach type is used to handle an attachment.
emailIMAPSession	The emailIMAPSession type is used to access a messaging server by using the IMAP protocol (Internet Access Message Protocol) in order to retrieve the messages found on this server.
emailNotesSession	The emailNotesSession type is used to access a Lotus Notes messaging server in order to retrieve the messages found on this server and to send messages.
emailOutlookSession	The emailOutlookSession type is used to handle the Outlook messaging software (emails, contacts, groups of contacts, tasks, appointments and folders).
emailPOP3Session	The emailPOP3Session type is used to access a messaging server by using the POP3 protocol (Post Office Protocol) in order to retrieve the messages found on this server.
emailSMTPSession	The emailSMTPSession type is used to access a messaging server by using the SMTP protocol (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) in order to send emails.

Related Examples:

Unit examples (WINDEV): Sending an email in HTML format

[ + ] Using the WLanguage "EmailImportHTML" function.
This function is used to import an HTML file into the email structure. This allows you to easily add images into the emails.

Complete examples (WINDEV): WD Managing Contacts

[ + ] This example presents the management of contacts in WINDEV.
The following topics are presented in this example:
1/ the loopers
2/ the label reports
3/ the queries
4/ sending emails
5/ using Outlook
6/ handling the data found on a mobile device.
Summary of the example supplied with WINDEV:
This example is used to manage the contacts and to send emails.
It also enables you to synchronize these contacts with the ones found on the mobile device connected to the PC and with the ones found in Outlook.

Complete examples (WINDEV): WD Mail

[ + ] This application is an email client developed in WINDEV. It is based on the Email objects.
This email client is used to retrieve and send emails by using the POP, IMAP and SMTP protocols.
You have the ability to apply filters to the incoming emails.

The application can also be used to manage several email accounts. The writing of an email is based on the HTML edit control.

Training (WINDEV): WD Mailshot

[ + ] This example explains how to send a mailshot with WINDEV.

This example is used to type the subject of the message, its content and its attachments.
Then, the user must select the customers to which the message will be sent.
The WLanguge EmailSendMessage() function is used to send the message to each selected customer.
Technical implementation:
An email server compatible with POP3/SMTP must necessarily be accessible from the computer on which the application is run.

Unit examples (WINDEV): Sending emails

[ + ] Sending emails with WINDEV.

Unit examples (WEBDEV): Sending emails

[ + ] This training example explains how to send emails with WEBDEV.