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FunctionPOP3it_Adv_AddAccount
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_Connect
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_ConnectFile
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_Delete
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_DeleteAll
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_Disconnect
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_GetAccountOption
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_GetAttachment
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_GetAttachmentCount
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_GetAttachmentFileName
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_GetBody
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_GetDate
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_GetFullSource
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_GetHeader
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_GetMessageCount
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_GetSize
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_GetUniqueID
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_GoToMessage
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_HasBodyType
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_IsConnected
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_RemoveAccount
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_SaveAttachment
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_SetAccountOption
FunctionPOP3it_Adv_UndeleteAll
FunctionPOP3it_CheckAccount
FunctionPOP3it_CheckFile
FunctionPOP3it_Configure
FunctionPOP3it_ConfigureAccount
FunctionPOP3it_DisplayMessage
FunctionPOP3it_File_Copy
FunctionPOP3it_File_Delete
FunctionPOP3it_File_Exists
FunctionPOP3it_File_Export
FunctionPOP3it_File_Import
FunctionPOP3it_File_Move
FunctionPOP3it_File_Read
FunctionPOP3it_File_Rename
FunctionPOP3it_File_SelectWithDialog
FunctionPOP3it_File_Size
FunctionPOP3it_File_Timestamp
FunctionPOP3it_File_Write
FunctionPOP3it_Folder_Create
FunctionPOP3it_Folder_Delete
FunctionPOP3it_Folder_Exists
FunctionPOP3it_Folder_GetPath
FunctionPOP3it_Folder_List
FunctionPOP3it_Folder_Rename
FunctionPOP3it_Folder_SelectWithDialog
FunctionPOP3it_GetAccountNames
FunctionPOP3it_QuoteMessage
FunctionPOP3it_Register
FunctionPOP3it_StatusWindow
FunctionPOP3it_Version
FunctionPOP3it_VersionNumber

POP3it_Adv_ConnectFile

NamePOP3it_Adv_ConnectFile
Description

This function opens a “connection” to either a file on your hard drive that contains one or more emails in the mbox format, an Apple Mail 2.x mailbox folder, or the Full Source of an email from a field in your database. After using this function, use POP3it_Adv_GoToMessage to set the current email, and then you can use the other Advanced functions for retrieving Headers, the Body, and Attachments from the email. When you are done, use the POP3it_Adv_Disconnect function to close the file. Note: You should make sure the other Email Client is closed before Connecting to one of its mailbox files.

Return TypeText
FormatPOP3it_Adv_ConnectFile ( PathOrFullSource ; AttachPath )
Required Parameters
PathOrFullSource

The Path to a Message File or the Full Source of a Message.

Optional Parameters
AttachPath

The Path to the folder to store Attachments. Specify “” to not extract Attachments. (Default is “”.)

Examples
Example 1

Connects to an Apple Mail 2.x Inbox folder.

POP3it_Adv_ConnectFile( "~/Library/Mail/POP-me@pop.mydomain.com/INBOX.mbox" )
Example 2

Connects to the Full Source of an email stored in the "FullSource" field of the "Email" table.

POP3it_Adv_ConnectFile( Email::FullSource )