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Outlook -- Delete Email

Demonstrates how to delete email using the Microsoft Graph API.
Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.68 or greater.
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llSuccess = .F.

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

// Use your previously obtained access token here:
loHttp.AuthToken = "MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN"

// This example will search /Inbox for a message we want to delete.
// First we need to get the folder ID for /Inbox.
// Then we'll search for messages based on some criteria, and delete the matching messages.

// Get the folder ID for /Inbox from the folder map created by this example 
loHtFolderMap = createobject("CkHashtable")
loSbMap = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loSbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8")
loHtFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(loSbMap)

// Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
lcFolderId = loHtFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox")
if (loHtFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? "Folder ID not found"
    release loHttp
    release loHtFolderMap
    release loSbMap
    return
endif

llSuccess = .T.
loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.EmitCompact = .F.

// Search for emails in this folder with the phrase "Amazon SES" in the subject, and return only the id and subject.
loHttp.SetUrlVar("folder_id",lcFolderId)
loHttp.SetUrlVar("select","id,subject")
loHttp.SetUrlVar("filter","contains(subject,'Amazon SES')")

loSbResponse = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
llSuccess = loHttp.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}",loSbResponse)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loHtFolderMap
    release loSbMap
    release loJson
    release loSbResponse
    return
endif

loJson.LoadSb(loSbResponse)
// Show the results..
? loJson.Emit()

// Sample results:

// 	{
// 	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(id,subject)",
// 	  "value": [
// 	    {
// 	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAA1jyl6\"",
// 	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_AAAAA=",
// 	      "subject": "Amazon SES Address Verification Request in region US West (Oregon)"
// 	    },
// 	    {
// 	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAA1jyl7\"",
// 	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_EAAAA=",
// 	      "subject": "Amazon SES Address Verification Request in region US West (Oregon)"
// 	    }
// 	  ]
// 	}
// 

// ------------
// Proceed to delete each of the above emails...

i = 0
lnNumEmails = loJson.SizeOfArray("value")
do while i < lnNumEmails
    loJson.I = i

    lcMessageId = loJson.StringOf("value[i].id")
    loHttp.SetUrlVar("message_id",lcMessageId)
    ? "Deleting " + lcMessageId
    lcResp = loHttp.QuickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}")
    if (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess <> .T.) then
        ? loHttp.LastErrorText
        release loHttp
        release loHtFolderMap
        release loSbMap
        release loJson
        release loSbResponse
        return
    endif

    // A 204 response indicates success.
    if (loHttp.LastStatus = 204) then
        ? "Message deleted."
    else
        ? "Message not deleted."
        ? lcResp
    endif

    i = i + 1
enddo

// Sample output:

// Deleting AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_AAAAA=
// Message deleted.
// Deleting AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_EAAAA=
// Message deleted.
// 


release loHttp
release loHtFolderMap
release loSbMap
release loJson
release loSbResponse