Working with the COM object

In order to insert wodPop3 COM object in your project, follow these steps:

1. Install the component on your system by starting its setup program.

2. In the Visual Basic IDE, create new project or open existing one.

3. Click on 'Project', then on 'References' menu

4. Find and select 'WeOnlyDo! COM Pop3 Client COM Object', and click on 'Ok' to leave the dialog box.

5. Open code editor, and at the top, in (General) section add this code:

Dim WithEvents Pop3 As wodPop3Com

6. In Form_Load function initialize the component

Private Sub Form_Load()
  Set Pop3 = New wodPop3Com
End Sub

7. If you have licensed version of wodPop3, then after you initialize the component, set it's LicenseKey property:

Private Sub Form_Load()
  Set Pop3 = New wodPop3Com
  Pop3.LicenseKey = "xxxx....xxxx"
End Sub

8. To use notifications (optional) instead of events, please refer here.

9. To free up the resources when your program ends, destroy the component from Form_Unload

Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
  Set Pop3 = Nothing
End Sub

10. Do not forget to distribute wodPop3.DLL when using COM object!

 

Working with the ActiveX control

In order to insert wodPop3 ActiveX control in your project, follow these steps:

1. Install the component on your system by starting its setup program.

2. In the Visual Basic IDE, create new project or open existing one.

3. Click on 'Project', then on 'Components' menu

4. Find and select 'WeOnlyDo! COM Pop3 Client ActiveX Control', and click on 'Ok' to leave the dialog box.

5. Locate new wodPop3 icon on Toolbox toolbar

6. Do not forget to distribute wodPop3.OCX when using ActiveX control!