/IMPORT

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The /IMPORT command allows for the batch import of e-mail messages to a specified folder from multiple RFC-822 message files or from UNIX mailbox files.

 

 

Syntax

 

/IMPORT[parameter1[;parameter2[;parameter3[...]]]

 

Possible parameters:

 

USER=value or U=value

value is the name of the destination account. If no FOLDER parameter is specified, the destination folder will be the Inbox of the given account.

PASSWORD=value or P=value

value is the password which will unlock the account if it is needed.

FOLDER=value or F=value

value is the destination folder's pathname. If the pathname does not include an account name, The Bat! will search all accounts for a folder with a matching name; the first folder found will be used as the destination folder. If the specified folder is not found, the Inbox folder of the destination account is used.

UNIX or X

this parameter tells The Bat! that the input files are in UNIX mailbox format. By default, input files are treated as separate RFC-822 messages.

READ or R

when this parameter is used, all imported messages will be marked as read. By default, all imported messages are marked unread.

FILE=value or IN=value or  INFILE=value or I=value

value is a file mask with the pathname for the input files. The /IMPORT command can have an unlimited number of FILE parameters.

DELETE or DEL or W

if this parameter is specified, all files processed will be deleted once they have been successfully imported

 

 

Examples

 

/IMPORTU="My account 1";FOLDER="Friends and relatives\Sam";IN=C:\InFiles\Sam\*.MSG

 

/IMPORTF="\\My account 1\Business\Unsorted";UNIX;FILE=C:\InFiles\Unsorted\*.mbx;READ

 

 

Note: To separate parameters, use semicolons (";" characters). Do not put spaces between parameters when using the /IMPORT command from the command line because a space-separated mask will be interpreted as the next command line parameter and will not be processed as intended.        

Note: If a parameter value contains space characters, enclose it in quotation marks. If a value contains quotation marks, you should use single quotes (" ' " characters).