Unicode C++

Outlook Send Email

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This example sends a simple plain-text email. Other examples exist for:

• Sending HTML email.
• Sending HTML email with embedded images.
• Sending email with attachments.
• Sending HTML email with embedded images and attachments.

Unicode C++

#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttpW http;

    // 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).

    CkJsonObjectW jsonToken;
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile(L"qa_data/tokens/microsoftGraph.json");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jsonToken.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf(L"access_token"));

    // To send email, we'll POST to the following endpoint:
    // 
    // POST /users/{id | userPrincipalName}/sendMail
    // 
    // (The special keyword "me" may be used in place of a principal name.)
    // 

    // The body of the POST request contains JSON that specifies the email subject, body,
    // recipients, etc.  This example will build the following JSON email:
    // 

    // 	{
    // 	  "message": {
    // 	    "subject": "Meet for lunch?",
    // 	    "body": {
    // 	      "contentType": "Text",
    // 	      "content": "The new cafeteria is open."
    // 	    },
    // 	    "toRecipients": [
    // 	      {
    // 	        "emailAddress": {
    // 		  "name": "Chilkat Software",
    // 	          "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
    // 	        }
    // 	      },
    // 	      {
    // 	        "emailAddress": {
    // 	          "address": "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
    // 	        }
    // 	      }
    // 	    ],
    // 	    "ccRecipients": [
    // 	      {
    // 	        "emailAddress": {
    // 		  "name": "Chilkat Blog",
    // 		  "address": "admin@cknotes.com"
    // 	        }
    // 	      }
    // 	    ]
    // 	  },
    // 	  "saveToSentItems": true
    // 	}
    // 

    // Build the above JSON.
    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"message.subject",L"Meet for lunch?");
    json.UpdateString(L"message.body.contentType",L"Text");
    json.UpdateString(L"message.body.content",L"The new cafeteria is open.");
    json.UpdateString(L"message.toRecipients[0].emailAddress.name",L"Chilkat Software");
    json.UpdateString(L"message.toRecipients[0].emailAddress.address",L"admin@chilkat.io");
    json.UpdateString(L"message.toRecipients[1].emailAddress.address",L"chilkat.support@gmail.com");
    json.UpdateString(L"message.ccRecipients[0].emailAddress.name",L"Chilkat Blog");
    json.UpdateString(L"message.ccRecipients[0].emailAddress.address",L"admin@cknotes.com");
    json.UpdateBool(L"saveToSentItems",true);

    // Send the HTTP POST (i.e. send the email)
    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpJson(L"POST",L"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/sendMail",json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // The send succeeded if the response status code = 202.
    // In the success case, there is no response body.  (We just get the response code to know that it succeeded.)
    if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 202) {
        json.Load(resp.bodyStr());
        json.put_EmitCompact(false);
        wprintf(L"%s\n",json.emit());
        wprintf(L"Failed, response status code = %d\n",resp.get_StatusCode());
    }
    else {
        wprintf(L"Outlook Mail Sent.\n");
    }
    }