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Outlook -- List Messages in a Specified Folder

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Demonstrates how to list the messages in a particular Outlook mailbox folder.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.67 or greater.

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

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_SbResponse
oleobject loo_HtFolderMap
oleobject loo_SbMap
string ls_FolderId
oleobject loo_Json
integer i
integer li_NumMessages
string ls_MessageId
integer li_NumRecipients
integer j
string ls_BodyContent

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// 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).

loo_Http.AuthToken = "MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN"

loo_SbResponse = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbResponse.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

// Sends:  GET /users/{user_id | userPrincipalName}/mailFolders/{folder_id}/messages
// Note: It is also possible to use the literal string "me" for the current logged-on user.
// For example: GET /me/mailFolders/{folder_id}/messages

loo_Http.ClearUrlVars()
loo_Http.SetUrlVar("userPrincipalName","chilkatsoft@outlook.com")

// In this example, we'd like to get the messages in the folder "/Inbox/abc",
// 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)
loo_HtFolderMap = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_HtFolderMap.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Hashtable")

loo_SbMap = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbMap.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_SbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8")
loo_HtFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(loo_SbMap)

// Get the ID for the "/Inbox/abc" folder:
ls_FolderId = loo_HtFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox/abc")
if loo_HtFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug "Folder ID not found"
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_SbResponse
    destroy loo_HtFolderMap
    destroy loo_SbMap
    return
end if

loo_Http.SetUrlVar("folder_id",ls_FolderId)

// Send the request to list the messages.
li_Success = loo_Http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$userPrincipalName}/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages",loo_SbResponse)
if (li_Success <> 1) AND (loo_Http.LastStatus = 0) then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_SbResponse
    destroy loo_HtFolderMap
    destroy loo_SbMap
    return
end if

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.LoadSb(loo_SbResponse)
loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0

Write-Debug "Status code = " + string(loo_Http.LastStatus)
if loo_Http.LastStatus <> 200 then
    Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()
    Write-Debug "Failed."
end if

// In my test case, the raw JSON returned is shown below.
// Iterate over the messages to get information about each..

i = 0
li_NumMessages = loo_Json.SizeOfArray("value")
do while i < li_NumMessages
    loo_Json.I = i

    // This is the id for the email message.
    // For REST API calls that require particular email message id, this is what should be used..
    ls_MessageId = loo_Json.StringOf("value[i].id")
    Write-Debug "id: " + ls_MessageId

    Write-Debug "From Name: " + loo_Json.StringOf("value[i].from.emailAddress.name")
    Write-Debug "From Addr: " + loo_Json.StringOf("value[i].from.emailAddress.address")

    li_NumRecipients = loo_Json.SizeOfArray("value[i].toRecipients")
    j = 0
    do while j < li_NumRecipients
        loo_Json.J = j
        Write-Debug "To Name: " + loo_Json.StringOf("value[i].toRecipients[j].emailAddress.name")
        Write-Debug "To Addr: " + loo_Json.StringOf("value[i].toRecipients[j].emailAddress.address")
        j = j + 1
    loop

    Write-Debug "Subject: " + loo_Json.StringOf("value[i].subject")
    Write-Debug "Has Attachments:" + string(loo_Json.BoolOf("value[i].hasAttachments"))

    Write-Debug "Body Content-Type:" + loo_Json.StringOf("value[i].body.contentType")
    ls_BodyContent = loo_Json.StringOf("value[i].body.content")
    // ...

    Write-Debug "----"

    i = i + 1
loop

// The output of the above loop:

// id: AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAA==
// From Name: Chilkat Software
// From Addr: support@chilkatsoft.com
// To Name: Chilkat Software
// To Addr: chilkatsoft@outlook.com
// Subject: email with attachments
// Has Attachments:True
// Body Content-Type:html
// ----
// id: AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2gAAAA==
// From Name: Chilkat Software
// From Addr: support@chilkatsoft.com
// To Name: Chilkat Software
// To Addr: chilkatsoft@outlook.com
// To Name: admin@chilkat.io
// To Addr: admin@chilkat.io
// Subject: Re: Test HTML email with embedded images.
// Has Attachments:False
// Body Content-Type:html
// ----
// id: AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2QAAAA==
// From Name: Chilkat Software
// From Addr: support@chilkatsoft.com
// To Name: chilkatsoft@outlook.com
// To Addr: chilkatsoft@outlook.com
// To Name: admin@chilkat.io
// To Addr: admin@chilkat.io
// Subject: Test HTML email with embedded images.
// Has Attachments:False
// Body Content-Type:html
// ----

// ------------------------------------------------------
// This is the raw JSON response:

// {
//   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('chilkatsoft%40outlook.com')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA%3D')/messages",
//   "value": [
//     {
//       "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADBQ0bb\"",
//       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAA==",
//       "createdDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:27:40Z",
//       "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:30:51Z",
//       "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADBQ0bb",
//       "categories": [
//       ],
//       "receivedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:27:41Z",
//       "sentDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:27:12Z",
//       "hasAttachments": true,
//       "internetMessageId": "<9a65d233-0882-d346-f405-202a8b1a3acd@chilkatsoft.com>",
//       "subject": "email with attachments",
//       "bodyPreview": "This email has attachments...",
//       "importance": "normal",
//       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA=",
//       "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQABQcNI8CG1xKpGjzxJTpoOE=",
//       "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": null,
//       "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
//       "isRead": true,
//       "isDraft": false,
//       "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
//       "inferenceClassification": "focused",
//       "body": {
//         "contentType": "html",
//         "content": "<html>...</html>\r\n"
//       },
//       "sender": {
//         "emailAddress": {
//           "name": "Chilkat Software",
//           "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
//         }
//       },
//       "from": {
//         "emailAddress": {
//           "name": "Chilkat Software",
//           "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
//         }
//       },
//       "toRecipients": [
//         {
//           "emailAddress": {
//             "name": "Chilkat Software",
//             "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
//           }
//         }
//       ],
//       "ccRecipients": [
//       ],
//       "bccRecipients": [
//       ],
//       "replyTo": [
//       ]
//     },
//     {
//       "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADBQ0bZ\"",
//       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2gAAAA==",
//       "createdDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:25:28Z",
//       "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:25:44Z",
//       "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADBQ0bZ",
//       "categories": [
//       ],
//       "receivedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:25:28Z",
//       "sentDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:25:10Z",
//       "hasAttachments": false,
//       "internetMessageId": "<707ff357-28ea-7ebd-9409-f46d752e871f@chilkatsoft.com>",
//       "subject": "Re: Test HTML email with embedded images.",
//       "bodyPreview": "My reply...",
//       "importance": "normal",
//       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA=",
//       "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQACYVrc_6yptKn9tuOqBiUMQ=",
//       "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": null,
//       "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
//       "isRead": true,
//       "isDraft": false,
//       "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2gAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
//       "inferenceClassification": "focused",
//       "body": {
//         "contentType": "html",
//         "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">...</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
//       },
//       "sender": {
//         "emailAddress": {
//           "name": "Chilkat Software",
// 
//           "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
//         }
//       },
//       "from": {
//         "emailAddress": {
//           "name": "Chilkat Software",
//           "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
//         }
//       },
//       "toRecipients": [
//         {
//           "emailAddress": {
//             "name": "Chilkat Software",
//             "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
//           }
//         },
//         {
//           "emailAddress": {
//             "name": "admin@chilkat.io",
//             "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
//           }
//         }
//       ],
//       "ccRecipients": [
//         {
//           "emailAddress": {
//             "name": "Matt Smith",
//             "address": "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
//           }
//         }
//       ],
//       "bccRecipients": [
//       ],
//       "replyTo": [
//       ]
//     },
//     {
//       "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADBQ0bY\"",
//       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2QAAAA==",
//       "createdDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:22:23Z",
//       "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:22:45Z",
//       "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADBQ0bY",
//       "categories": [
//       ],
//       "receivedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:22:23Z",
//       "sentDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:22:03Z",
//       "hasAttachments": false,
//       "internetMessageId": "<4da724c6-fa94-5516-81d5-9cdf152eddc5@chilkatsoft.com>",
//       "subject": "Test HTML email with embedded images.",
//       "bodyPreview": "This is a test email with images...",
//       "importance": "normal",
//       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA=",
//       "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQACYVrc_6yptKn9tuOqBiUMQ=",
//       "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": null,
//       "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
//       "isRead": true,
//       "isDraft": false,
//       "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2QAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
//       "inferenceClassification": "focused",
//       "body": {
//         "contentType": "html",
//         "content": "<html>...</html>\r\n"
//       },
//       "sender": {
//         "emailAddress": {
//           "name": "Chilkat Software",
//           "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
//         }
//       },
//       "from": {
//         "emailAddress": {
//           "name": "Chilkat Software",
//           "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
//         }
//       },
//       "toRecipients": [
//         {
//           "emailAddress": {
//             "name": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com",
//             "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
//           }
//         },
//         {
//           "emailAddress": {
//             "name": "admin@chilkat.io",
//             "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
//           }
//         }
//       ],
//       "ccRecipients": [
//         {
//           "emailAddress": {
//             "name": "Matt Smith",
//             "address": "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
//           }
//         }
//       ],
//       "bccRecipients": [
//       ],
//       "replyTo": [
//       ]
//     }
//   ]
// 
// }


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_SbResponse
destroy loo_HtFolderMap
destroy loo_SbMap
destroy loo_Json