Working with the COM object

In order to insert wodPop3Server 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 Server 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 wodPop3ServerCom

6. In Form_Load function initialize the component

Private Sub Form_Load()
  Set Pop3 = New wodPop3ServerCom
End Sub

7. If you have licensed version of wodPop3Server, then after you initialize the component, set it's LicenseKey property:

Private Sub Form_Load()
  Set Pop3 = New wodPop3ServerCom
  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 wodPop3Srv.DLL when using COM object!

 

Working with the ActiveX control

In order to insert wodPop3Server 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 Server ActiveX Control', and click on 'Ok' to leave the dialog box.

5. Locate new wodPop3Server icon on Toolbox toolbar

6. Do not forget to distribute wodPop3Srv.OCX when using ActiveX control!