mailSession object

The mailSession nonvisual object signs on and establishes a messaging application program interface (MAPI) session.

Properties

mailSession property

Datatype

Description

ClassDefinition

PowerObject

An object of type PowerObject containing information about the class definition of the object or control.

MessageID[ ]

String

Contains the IDs of the messages in a user’s mail inbox.

SessionID

Long

Contains the handle of the current messaging session.

Events

mailSession event

Occurs

Constructor

When the object is created.

Destructor

When the object is destroyed.

Functions

mailSession function

Datatype returned

Description

ClassName

String

Returns the class of the object.

GetContextService

Integer

Creates a reference to a context-specific instance of the specified service.

GetParent

PowerObject

Returns a reference to the name of the parent object.

mailAddress

mailReturnCode

Updates the mailRecipient array for a mail message.

mailDeleteMessage

mailReturnCode

Deletes a mail message from the user’s electronic mail inbox.

mailGetMessages

mailReturnCode

Populates the MessageID array of a mailSession object with the message IDs in the user’s inbox.

mailHandle

UnsignedLong

Obtains the handle of a mailSession object.

mailLogoff

mailReturnCode

Ends the mail session, breaking the connection between the PowerBuilder application and mail.

mailLogon

mailReturnCode

Establishes a mail session for the PowerBuilder application.

mailReadMessage

mailReturnCode

Opens a mail message whose ID is stored in the mail session’s message array.

mailRecipientDetails

mailReturnCode

Displays a dialog box with the specified recipient’s address information.

mailResolveRecipient

mailReturnCode

Obtains a valid electronic mail address based on a partial or full user name and optionally updates information in the system’s address list if the user has privileges to do so.

mailSaveMessage

mailReturnCode

Creates a new message in the user’s inbox or replaces an existing message.

mailSend

mailReturnCode

Sends a mail message.

PostEvent

Integer

Adds an event to the end of the message queue for the object.

TriggerEvent

Integer

Triggers a specified event in the object and executes the script for the event.

TypeOf

Object

Returns the type of the object.