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Outlook --Download Attachments for a Specific Message
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Demonstrates how to download the attachments for a particular email message.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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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oSbResponse
LOCAL cMessageId
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oSbSavePath
LOCAL oAttachData
LOCAL oLastMod
LOCAL oFac
LOCAL i
LOCAL nNumMessages
LOCAL nSizeInBytes
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:
// 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).
oHttp:AuthToken := "MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN"
oSbResponse := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
// Sends: GET /users/{user_id | userPrincipalName}/messages/{message_id}/attachments
// Note: It is also possible to use the literal string "me" for the current logged-on user.
// For example: GET /me/messages/{message_id}/attachments
oHttp:ClearUrlVars()
oHttp:SetUrlVar("userPrincipalName", "chilkatsoft@outlook.com")
// Assume we already have a message ID from previously listing the messages in a folder
cMessageId := "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQBGAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FBwBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAACnwqJUAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAACnwrnOAAA="
oHttp:SetUrlVar("message_id", cMessageId)
// Send the request to download the attachments.
nSuccess := oHttp:QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$userPrincipalName}/messages/{$message_id}/attachments", oSbResponse)
IF ((nSuccess != 1) .AND. (oHttp:LastStatus == 0))
? oHttp:LastErrorText
oHttp:destroy()
oSbResponse:destroy()
RETURN
ENDIF
// The attachment data is contained within the JSON response.
oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:LoadSb(oSbResponse)
oJson:EmitCompact := 0
? "Status code = " + Str(oHttp:LastStatus)
IF (oHttp:LastStatus != 200)
? oJson:Emit()
? "Failed."
ENDIF
// This is a sample JSON response. The code for parsing and extracting/saving the attachments
// is shown below.
// {
// "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('chilkatsoft%40outlook.com')/messages('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAA%3D%3D')/attachments",
// "value": [
// {
// "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.fileAttachment",
// "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAAESABAAft6wtbaSJU6sgQLi98DI0Q==",
// "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:30:51Z",
// "name": "fishing.pdf",
// "contentType": "application/pdf",
// "size": 295680,
// "isInline": false,
// "contentId": "F861B218BE380F44B16933097FDDACFC@namprd20.prod.outlook.com",
// "contentLocation": null,
// "contentBytes": "JVBERi0xLjMKJcfsj6 ... yZWYKMjk0MzY5CiUlRU9GCg=="
// },
// {
// "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.fileAttachment",
// "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAAESABAAXS7qXQ-iRUCYXnhJpN8Ihg==",
// "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:30:51Z",
// "name": "testCert.cer",
// "contentType": "application/octet-stream",
// "size": 1674,
// "isInline": false,
// "contentId": "5E51FA33EF0F8941ACC8260395CB1A33@namprd20.prod.outlook.com",
// "contentLocation": null,
// "contentBytes": "MIIFRjCCBC6gAwIBA ... 7pt3C5w=="
// }
// ]
// }
oSbSavePath := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oAttachData := CreateObject("Chilkat.BinData")
oLastMod := CreateObject("Chilkat.CkDateTime")
oFac := CreateObject("Chilkat.FileAccess")
i := 0
nNumMessages := oJson:SizeOfArray("value")
DO WHILE i < nNumMessages
oJson:I := i
? "name: " + oJson:StringOf("value[i].name")
? "contentType: " + oJson:StringOf("value[i].contentType")
nSizeInBytes := oJson:IntOf("value[i].size")
? "size: " + Str(nSizeInBytes)
// Extract the data and save to a file.
oSbSavePath:SetString("qa_output/")
oSbSavePath:Append(oJson:StringOf("value[i].name"))
oAttachData:Clear()
oAttachData:AppendEncoded(oJson:StringOf("value[i].contentBytes"), "base64")
oAttachData:WriteFile(oSbSavePath:GetAsString())
// Get the last-modified date/time and set the output file's last-mod date/time..
oLastMod:SetFromTimestamp(oJson:StringOf("value[i].lastModifiedDateTime"))
oFac:SetLastModified(oSbSavePath:GetAsString(), oLastMod)
? "----"
i := i + 1
ENDDO
// The output of the above loop is:
//
// name: fishing.pdf
// contentType: application/pdf
// size: 295680
// ----
// name: testCert.cer
// contentType: application/octet-stream
// size: 1674
// ----
//
oHttp:destroy()
oSbResponse:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oSbSavePath:destroy()
oAttachData:destroy()
oLastMod:destroy()
oFac:destroy()