12.5.2 Folder Objects
Folder instances represent open folders and have the following
methods:
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Print an error message - can be overridden.
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Return the folder's full pathname.
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Return the full pathname of the folder's sequences file.
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Return the full pathname of message n of the folder.
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Return a list of messages in the folder (as numbers).
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Return the current message number.
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Set the current message number to n.
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Parse msgs syntax into list of messages.
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Get last message, or
0
if no messages are in the folder.
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Set last message (internal use only).
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Return dictionary of sequences in folder. The sequence names are used
as keys, and the values are the lists of message numbers in the
sequences.
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Return dictionary of sequences in folder name: list.
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Remove messages in list from folder.
refilemessages( |
list, tofolder) |
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Move messages in list to other folder.
movemessage( |
n, tofolder, ton) |
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Move one message to a given destination in another folder.
copymessage( |
n, tofolder, ton) |
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Copy one message to a given destination in another folder.
Release 2.4c1, documentation updated on 18 November 2004.
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