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Copy a specified number of messages from one folder to another folder

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 * @(#)copier.java  1.10 06/04/17
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/**
 *
 * @version 1.10, 06/04/17
 * @author  Christopher Cotton
 */

import javax.mail.Folder;
import javax.mail.Message;
import javax.mail.Session;
import javax.mail.Store;
import javax.mail.URLName;

/**
 * copier will copy a specified number of messages from one folder to another
 * folder. it demonstrates how to use the JavaMail APIs to copy messages.
 * <p>
 * 
 * usage for copier: copier <i>protocol</i> <i>host</i> <i>user</i>
 * <i>password</i> <i>src folder</i> <i>dest folder</i> <i>start msg #</i>
 * <i>end msg #</i>
 * <p>
 * 
 */

public class MainClass {

  public static void main(String argv[]) {
    boolean debug = false;// change to get more errors

    if (argv.length != 5) {
      System.out.println("usage: copier <urlname> <src folder>"
          + "<dest folder> <start msg #> <end msg #>");
      return;
    }

    try {
      URLName url = new URLName(argv[0]);
      String src = argv[1]; // source folder
      String dest = argv[2]; // dest folder
      int start = Integer.parseInt(argv[3]); // copy from message #
      int end = Integer.parseInt(argv[4]); // to message #

      // Get the default Session object

      Session session = Session.getInstance(System.getProperties(), null);
      // session.setDebug(debug);

      // Get a Store object that implements
      // the protocol.
      Store store = session.getStore(url);
      store.connect();
      System.out.println("Connected...");

      // Open Source Folder
      Folder folder = store.getFolder(src);
      folder.open(Folder.READ_WRITE);
      System.out.println("Opened source...");

      if (folder.getMessageCount() == 0) {
        System.out.println("Source folder has no messages ..");
        folder.close(false);
        store.close();
      }

      // Open destination folder, create if needed
      Folder dfolder = store.getFolder(dest);
      if (!dfolder.exists()) // create
        dfolder.create(Folder.HOLDS_MESSAGES);

      Message[] msgs = folder.getMessages(start, end);
      System.out.println("Got messages...");

      // Copy messages into destination,
      folder.copyMessages(msgs, dfolder);
      System.out.println("Copied messages...");

      // Close the folder and store
      folder.close(false);
      store.close();
      System.out.println("Closed folder and store...");

    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }

    System.exit(0);
  }

}

           
       








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