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Outlook -- Search Messages in a Particular Folder

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Demonstrates search the messages in a particular Outlook mailbox folder.

This uses the OData $filter and $search system query options. See OData System Query Options for general information.

Also see OData URL Conventions for information about $filter, $search and other query options.

This example demonstrates the following searches:

  • Find emails from a particular email address.
  • Find emails where the subject contains a particular word or phrase.
  • Using an "AND" expression.
  • Find emails received in the last 24 hours.
  • Find emails received in October 2016
  • Find unread emails
  • Find emails containing a particular phrase in the body.
  • Free-text search of a keyword or phrase.
  • Free-text search of an email address.
Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.68 or greater.

This example applies to: Exchange Online | Office 365 | Hotmail.com | Live.com | MSN.com | Outlook.com | Passport.com

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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)
program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.CkDateTime,
  Chilkat.Hashtable,
  Chilkat.DtObj,
  Chilkat.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.JsonObject,
  Chilkat.Http;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  http: THttp;
  sbResponse: TStringBuilder;
  htFolderMap: THashtable;
  sbMap: TStringBuilder;
  folderId: string;
  json: TJsonObject;
  sbExpression: TStringBuilder;
  dt: TCkDateTime;
  dtObj: TDtObj;

begin
  success := False;

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

  http := THttp.Create;

  //  Use your previously obtained access token here:
  //  See the following examples for getting an access token:
  //     Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
  //     Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).
  //     Refresh Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
  //     Refresh Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).

  http.AuthToken := 'MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN';

  sbResponse := TStringBuilder.Create;

  //  In this example, we'd like to get the messages in the folder "/Inbox",
  //  but we must specify the corresponding folder_id.  The best way to do this is to create
  //  a local map of folderPaths-to-folderIds.
  //  This example does it:  Create Outlook Folder Map)
  htFolderMap := THashtable.Create;
  sbMap := TStringBuilder.Create;
  sbMap.LoadFile('qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml','utf-8');
  htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap);

  //  Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
  folderId := htFolderMap.LookupStr('/Inbox');
  if (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Folder ID not found');
      Exit;
    end;

  success := True;
  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  json.EmitCompact := False;

  http.SetUrlVar('folder_id',folderId);
  http.SetUrlVar('select','subject,from');

  //  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //  Only return emails from "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
  http.SetUrlVar('filter','from/emailAddress/address eq ''chilkat.support@gmail.com''');

  //  To return the full content of each email, omit the "&select=..." part of the URL.
  success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
  if ((success <> True) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  json.LoadSb(sbResponse);
  WriteLn(json.Emit());

  //  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //  Only return emails where the subject contains "Amazon"
  http.SetUrlVar('filter','contains(subject,''Amazon'')');

  success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
  if ((success <> True) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  json.LoadSb(sbResponse);
  WriteLn(json.Emit());

  //  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //  Only return emails where the subject starts with "this email" and the from address is support@chilkatsoft.com
  //  (the startswith function is case insensitive)
  http.SetUrlVar('filter','startswith(subject,''this email'') and (from/emailAddress/address eq ''support@chilkatsoft.com'')');

  success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
  if ((success <> True) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  json.LoadSb(sbResponse);
  WriteLn(json.Emit());

  //  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //  Only return emails received within the last 24 hours
  sbExpression := TStringBuilder.Create;

  sbExpression.Append('receivedDateTime ge ');
  dt := TCkDateTime.Create;
  dt.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
  dt.AddDays(-1);
  sbExpression.Append(dt.GetAsTimestamp(False));

  http.SetUrlVar('filter',sbExpression.GetAsString());

  success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
  if ((success <> True) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  json.LoadSb(sbResponse);
  WriteLn(json.Emit());

  //  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //  Only return emails received in October 2016
  dtObj := TDtObj.Create;
  dtObj.Year := 2016;
  dtObj.Month := 10;
  dtObj.Day := 1;
  dtObj.Utc := True;
  dt.SetFromDtObj(dtObj);

  sbExpression.Clear();
  sbExpression.Append('(receivedDateTime ge ');
  sbExpression.Append(dt.GetAsTimestamp(False));
  sbExpression.Append(') and (receivedDateTime lt ');
  dtObj.Month := 11;
  dt.SetFromDtObj(dtObj);
  sbExpression.Append(dt.GetAsTimestamp(False));
  sbExpression.Append(')');

  //  This is the expression we just built:  (receivedDateTime ge 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z) and (receivedDateTime lt 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z)
  WriteLn(sbExpression.GetAsString());

  http.SetUrlVar('filter',sbExpression.GetAsString());

  success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
  if ((success <> True) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  json.LoadSb(sbResponse);
  WriteLn(json.Emit());

  //  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //  Return unread emails
  http.SetUrlVar('filter','isRead eq false');

  //  success = http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}",sbResponse);
  if ((success <> True) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  json.LoadSb(sbResponse);
  WriteLn(json.Emit());

  //  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //  Return emails with a plain-text or HTML body containing the phrase "Outlook 365"
  http.SetUrlVar('filter','contains(body/content,''Outlook 365'')');

  success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
  if ((success <> True) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  json.LoadSb(sbResponse);
  WriteLn(json.Emit());

  //  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //  Use the $search query option instead of $filter.
  //  $search is a free-text search over whatever fields the server deems appropriate, such as in the subject,
  //  body, address fields, etc.

  //  Search for the word Amazon
  http.SetUrlVar('search','Amazon');

  success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$search={$search}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
  if ((success <> True) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  json.LoadSb(sbResponse);
  WriteLn(json.Emit());

  //  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //  Search for chilkatsoft.com
  //  Some chars, such as the "." make it necessary to enclose the search expression in double-quotes.
  http.SetUrlVar('search','"chilkatsoft.com"');

  success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$search={$search}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
  if ((success <> True) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  json.LoadSb(sbResponse);
  WriteLn(json.Emit());


  http.Free;
  sbResponse.Free;
  htFolderMap.Free;
  sbMap.Free;
  json.Free;
  sbExpression.Free;
  dt.Free;
  dtObj.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.