Xbase++

Outlook -- Delete Folder

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Deletes an email folder.

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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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oHtFolderMap
LOCAL oSbMap
LOCAL cExistingFolderId
LOCAL cResp

nSuccess := 0

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

oHttp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

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

//  This example will delete the folder /Inbox/abc/subFolderC

//  Get the existing folder ID from the folder map created by this example 
oHtFolderMap := CreateObject("Chilkat.Hashtable")
oSbMap := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbMap:LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml", "utf-8")
oHtFolderMap:AddFromXmlSb(oSbMap)

cExistingFolderId := oHtFolderMap:LookupStr("/Inbox/abc/subFolderC")
IF (oHtFolderMap:LastMethodSuccess != 1)
    ? "Folder ID not found"
    oHttp:destroy()
    oHtFolderMap:destroy()
    oSbMap:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oHttp:SetUrlVar("folder_id", cExistingFolderId)

cResp := oHttp:QuickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}")
IF (oHttp:LastMethodSuccess != 1)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oHtFolderMap:destroy()
    oSbMap:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  A 204 response (with no response body) indicates success.
IF (oHttp:LastStatus == 204)
    ? "Folder deleted."
ELSE
    ? "Folder not deleted."
    ? cResp
ENDIF

oHttp:destroy()
oHtFolderMap:destroy()
oSbMap:destroy()