12.5.1 MH Objects

12.5.1 MH Objects

MH instances have the following methods:

error(

format[, ...])

Print an error message - can be overridden.

getprofile(

key)

Return a profile entry (None if not set).

getpath(

)

Return the mailbox pathname.

getcontext(

)

Return the current folder name.

setcontext(

name)

Set the current folder name.

listfolders(

)

Return a list of top-level folders.

listallfolders(

)

Return a list of all folders.

listsubfolders(

name)

Return a list of direct subfolders of the given folder.

listallsubfolders(

name)

Return a list of all subfolders of the given folder.

makefolder(

name)

Create a new folder.

deletefolder(

name)

Delete a folder - must have no subfolders.

openfolder(

name)

Return a new open folder object.

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Release 2.4, documentation updated on 29 November 2004.