EmailReadFirst (Function)

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EmailReadFirst (Function)

In french: EmailLitPremier

Reads the first incoming email:

via the POP3 or IMAP protocol: the email is found in the in-box on the messaging server.
via the MS Exchange client: the incoming email is found on the local computer in the in-box of MS Exchange.
via the Lotus Notes or Outlook messaging software: the incoming email is found on the local computer in the in-box of Lotus Notes or Outlook.
via Pocket Outlook (user account other than the "ActiveSync" account): the email is placed in the in-box of Pocket Outlook.

The Email.Out variable is set to True if no email is found.

Reminder: Before reading an email, a session must be started by EmailStartSession, EmailStartNotesSession or EmailStartOutlookSession.

The POP3 protocol can only be used to read emails.

Versions 17 and later

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 17

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Versions 22 and later

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available for Android applications.

New in version 22

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available for Android applications.

Example

See additional examples

// Read the first email
EmailReadFirst(EmailID)
IF Email.Out = False THEN
// Displays the email in the WIN_Email_RCV window
Open(WIN_Email_RCV)
END

Syntax

Reading the first incoming email via the POP3 or IMAP protocol Hide the details

<Result> = EmailReadFirst(<Session> [, <Email>])

<Result>: Boolean

True if the message was read,
False otherwise. The ErrorOccurred variable is set to True if an error occurred.
To find out the name of the error, use the function ErrorInfo with the constant errMessage.
If no email is found, ErrorOccurred remains set to False and the Email.Out variable is positioned to True.

<Session>: Character string, or emailPOP3Session or emailIMAPSession variable

Identifies the user session. Corresponds to:
the user name that was used to start the email session (EmailStartSession).
Versions 15 and later
an emailPOP3Session variable.
New in version 15
an emailPOP3Session variable.
an emailPOP3Session variable.
Versions 15 and later
an emailIMAPSession variable.
New in version 15
an emailIMAPSession variable.
an emailIMAPSession variable.
Versions 15 and later
The emailPOP3Session and emailIMAPSession variables are not supported.
New in version 15
The emailPOP3Session and emailIMAPSession variables are not supported.
The emailPOP3Session and emailIMAPSession variables are not supported.

<Email>: Optional Email variable

Versions 15 and later
Name of the Email variable that will be initialized with the message content.
This parameter is not available
New in version 15
Name of the Email variable that will be initialized with the message content.
This parameter is not available
Name of the Email variable that will be initialized with the message content.
This parameter is not available
If this parameter is not specified, the Email structure is used.

Reading the first incoming email via MS Exchange, Pocket Outlook, Lotus Notes or Outlook Hide the details

<Result> = EmailReadFirst(<Session> [, <Email> [, <Read mode> [, <Type>]]])

<Result>: Boolean

True if the message was read,
False otherwise. The ErrorOccurred variable is set to True if an error occurs.
To find out the wording of the error, use the function ErrorInfo with the constant errMessage. If no email is found, ErrorOccurred remains set to False and the Email.Out variable is positioned to True.

<Session>: Integer, or emailOutlookSession or emailNotesSession variable

Identifier of current email session. This identifier can be:
an integer returned by EmailStartOutlookSession or OutlookStartSession.
Versions 15 and later
a emailOutlookSession variable.
New in version 15
a emailOutlookSession variable.
a emailOutlookSession variable.
Versions 15 and later
a emailNotesSession variable.
New in version 15
a emailNotesSession variable.
a emailNotesSession variable.
Versions 15 and later
a emailIMAPSession variable.
New in version 15
a emailIMAPSession variable.
a emailIMAPSession variable.

<Email>: Optional Email variable

Versions 15 and later
Name of the Email variable that must be initialized with the content of the message.
New in version 15
Name of the Email variable that must be initialized with the content of the message.
Name of the Email variable that must be initialized with the content of the message.
If this parameter is not specified, the Email structure is used.

<Read mode>: Optional constant or character string

Indicates the messages that will be read:
emailAll or "ALL"
(Default value) All the messages will be read.
emailUnread or "UNREAD" Only the unread messages will be read.

<Type>: Optional character string

Describes the type of message to read. By default, <Type> = "IPM" (Inter Personal Message).
This parameter is not available. You cannot specify the type of message to read.

Remarks

The attached files

When reading a message, the files attached to this message can be copied onto the local disk (or onto the server disk) by EmailSaveAttachment.

Tip: We recommend that you save the messages and their attached files on the local disk (or on a server disk), then delete them from the email server. This operation is used to:

reduce the size of the mailbox on the server,
improve and speed up the communications: only the new messages will be read on the server.

Using MS Exchange

EmailUpdate allows you to receive the messages from the Internet email server when using MS Exchange.

When reading a message, the files attached to this message are copied into the temporary directory of Windows. The full name of these files are stored in Email.Attach. These attached files can be copied by fCopyFile.

Using Pocket Outlook

When reading a message, the files attached to this message can be copied to the local disk with EmailSaveAttachment.

Progress Bar

To follow the progress when receiving the email, use EmailProgressBar.

Outlook messaging

The WLanguage EmailReadxxx functions operate with the Outlook data file (.pst) only. The other data files are not supported.

Related Examples:

Unit examples (WINDEV): The POP3 Email functions

[ + ] Using the Email functions to manage the POP3 protocol.
This protocol is used to retrieve emails from a server.

Training (WINDEV): WD JavaMail

[ + ] This example is a Java example used to read and send emails.

Business / UI classification: Business Logic

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