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(python2.1-lib.info)Folder Objects

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Folder Objects
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`Folder' instances represent open folders and have the following
methods:

`error(format[, ...])'
     Print an error message - can be overridden.

`getfullname()'
     Return the folder's full pathname.

`getsequencesfilename()'
     Return the full pathname of the folder's sequences file.

`getmessagefilename(n)'
     Return the full pathname of message N of the folder.

`listmessages()'
     Return a list of messages in the folder (as numbers).

`getcurrent()'
     Return the current message number.

`setcurrent(n)'
     Set the current message number to N.

`parsesequence(seq)'
     Parse msgs syntax into list of messages.

`getlast()'
     Get last message, or `0' if no messages are in the folder.

`setlast(n)'
     Set last message (internal use only).

`getsequences()'
     Return dictionary of sequences in folder.  The sequence names are
     used as keys, and the values are the lists of message numbers in
     the sequences.

`putsequences(dict)'
     Return dictionary of sequences in folder {name: list}.

`removemessages(list)'
     Remove messages in list from folder.

`refilemessages(list, tofolder)'
     Move messages in list to other folder.

`movemessage(n, tofolder, ton)'
     Move one message to a given destination in another folder.

`copymessage(n, tofolder, ton)'
     Copy one message to a given destination in another folder.