How to create folders and Subfolders inside Inbox
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One can create folders or service entries inside standard messaging folders like InBox or Drafts. The following code for creating subfolders does not result in the creation of a subfolder in older versions of Symbian 3rd Edition. However it works properly in Symbian 3rd Edition FP1.
Hearders Required:
#include <msvapi.h>
#include <msvstd.h >
Library required:
LIBRARY msgs.libMember Variables
CMsvSession* iSession;
// *this represents a class derived from MMsvSessionObserver
iSession = CMsvSession::OpenSyncL(*this);
CMsvOperationActiveSchedulerWait * iWaitOp;
CMsvEntry* iEntry1;
Functions
void CreateFolder()
{
TMsvEntry folderEntry;
folderEntry.iDescription.Set(_L("Folder"));
folderEntry.iDetails.Set(_L("Folder"));
folderEntry.iType = KUidMsvFolderEntry;
folderEntry.iMtm = KUidMsgTypeSMS;
folderEntry.SetReadOnly(EFalse);
folderEntry.iServiceId = KMsvGlobalInBoxIndexEntryId;
folderEntry.iDate.UniversalTime();
folderEntry.SetVisible(ETrue);
folderEntry.SetStandardFolder(ETrue);
TMsvSelectionOrdering sort1;
CMsvEntry* parenfolderEntry = CMsvEntry::NewL
(*iSession,KMsvGlobalInBoxIndexEntryId,sort1);
if (!iWaitOp)
{
iWaitOp = CMsvOperationActiveSchedulerWait::NewLC();
CleanupStack::Pop(iWaitOp);
}
CMsvOperation * pCreateFolderOp = parenfolderEntry->CreateL
(folderEntry,iWaitOp->iStatus);
CleanupStack::PushL(pCreateFolderOp);
iWaitOp->iStatus = KRequestPending;
iWaitOp->Start();
CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(pCreateFolderOp);
CMsvEntrySelection* sel= parenfolderEntry->ChildrenWithMtmL
(KUidMsgTypeSMS);
TMsvId mtmid;
mtmid = sel->At(0); //Folder1 Entry Id
CreateSubFolderL(mtmid);
}
void CreateSubFolderL(TMsvId aParentId)
{
TMsvEntry subfolderEntry;
subfolderEntry.iDescription.Set(_L("SubFolder"));
subfolderEntry.iDetails.Set(_L("SubFolder"));
subfolderEntry.iType = KUidMsvFolderEntry;
subfolderEntry.iMtm = KUidMsgTypeSMS;
subfolderEntry.iServiceId = aParentId;
subfolderEntry.SetVisible(ETrue);
subfolderEntry.SetStandardFolder(ETrue);
subfolderEntry.iDate.UniversalTime();
TMsvSelectionOrdering sort2;
iEntry1 = CMsvEntry::NewL(*iSession, aParentId,sort2);
iEntry1->CreateL(subfolderEntry,iStatus);
SetActive();
}
