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Xbase++ Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Outlook -- Move Messages from One Folder to Another

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Demonstrates how to move messages from one folder to another.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oHtFolderMap
LOCAL oSbMap
LOCAL cSrcFolderId
LOCAL cDstFolderId
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oSbResponse
LOCAL oJsonRequestBody
LOCAL oJsonResponse
LOCAL cMessageId
LOCAL i
LOCAL nNumEmails
LOCAL oResp

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 move some messages from /Inbox to /Inbox/abc/subFolderB
//  We'll need the folder ids for both source and destination folders..

//  Get the folder IDs 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)

//  Get the IDs for the source and destination folders.
cSrcFolderId := oHtFolderMap:LookupStr("/Inbox")
IF (oHtFolderMap:LastMethodSuccess != 1)
    ? "Folder ID not found"
    oHttp:destroy()
    oHtFolderMap:destroy()
    oSbMap:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

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

nSuccess := 1
oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:EmitCompact := 0

//  Search for emails in this folder with the words "sample" or "example" in the subject, and return only the id and subject.
oHttp:SetUrlVar("folder_id", cSrcFolderId)
oHttp:SetUrlVar("select", "id,subject")
oHttp:SetUrlVar("filter", "contains(subject,'sample') or contains(subject,'example')")

oSbResponse := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
nSuccess := oHttp:QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}", oSbResponse)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oHtFolderMap:destroy()
    oSbMap:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oSbResponse:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oJson:LoadSb(oSbResponse)
//  Show the results..
? oJson:Emit()

//  Sample results:

//  	{
//  	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(id,subject)",
//  	  "value": [
//  	    {
//  	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfr\"",
//  	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj10AAAA=",
//  	      "subject": "A sample email with Amazon in the body"
//  	    },
//  	    {
//  	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfo\"",
//  	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj1oAAAA=",
//  	      "subject": "This is an example email from chilkat.io"
//  	    }
//  	  ]
//  	}

//  ------------
//  Proceed to move (copy) each of the above emails to the destination folder.
oJsonRequestBody := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJsonResponse := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJsonResponse:EmitCompact := 0

i := 0
nNumEmails := oJson:SizeOfArray("value")
DO WHILE i < nNumEmails
    oJson:I := i

    cMessageId := oJson:StringOf("value[i].id")
    oHttp:SetUrlVar("message_id", cMessageId)

    //  Create a JSON request body with this content:
    //  
    //  		{
    //  		  "DestinationId": "destinationId-value"
    //  		}
    //  
    cDstFolderId := oHtFolderMap:LookupStr("/Inbox/abc/subFolderB")
    oJsonRequestBody:UpdateString("DestinationId", cDstFolderId)
    ? "Moving " + cMessageId

    //  Move the message to the destination folder
    oResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
    nSuccess := oHttp:HttpJson("POST", "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}/move", oJsonRequestBody, "application/json", oResp)
    IF (nSuccess == 0)
        ? oHttp:LastErrorText
        oHttp:destroy()
        oHtFolderMap:destroy()
        oSbMap:destroy()
        oJson:destroy()
        oSbResponse:destroy()
        oJsonRequestBody:destroy()
        oJsonResponse:destroy()
        oResp:destroy()
        RETURN
    ENDIF

    //  A 200 response indicates success.
    IF (oHttp:LastStatus == 200)
        ? "Message moved."
    ELSE
        ? "Response status code = " + Str(oResp:StatusCode)
        ? "Error: Message not moved."
    ENDIF

    //  Show the response in both cases..
    oJsonResponse:Load(oResp:BodyStr)
    ? oJsonResponse:Emit()

    i := i + 1
ENDDO

//  ---------------------------------------------------
//  Sample output:

//  Moving AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj2EAAAA=
//  Message moved.
//  {
//    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#message",
//    "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.message",
//    "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08j\"",
//    "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk2wAAAA==",
//    "createdDateTime": "2017-05-30T23:39:35Z",
//    "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-31T23:17:59Z",
//    "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08j",
//    "categories": [
//    ],
//    "receivedDateTime": "2017-05-30T23:39:35Z",
//    "sentDateTime": "2017-05-30T23:39:18Z",
//    "hasAttachments": false,
//    "internetMessageId": "<4aea73c1-2b29-f550-e6f1-eb22785a56f0@chilkatsoft.com>",
//    "subject": "A sample email with Amazon in the body",
//    "bodyPreview": "This email has the keyword Amazon in the body..",
//    "importance": "normal",
//    "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAAA=",
//    "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQADxkIFlCV-RFitsiVnh2MsI=",
//    "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": null,
//    "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
//    "isRead": false,
//    "isDraft": false,
//    "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk2wAAAA%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": [
//    ]
//  }
//  
//  Moving AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj2IAAAA=
//  Message moved.
//  {
//    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#message",
//    "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.message",
//    "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08k\"",
//    "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk3AAAAA==",
//    "createdDateTime": "2017-05-30T21:07:18Z",
//    "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-31T23:17:59Z",
//    "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08k",
//    "categories": [
//    ],
//    "receivedDateTime": "2017-05-30T21:07:18Z",
//    "sentDateTime": "2017-05-30T21:06:56Z",
//    "hasAttachments": false,
//    "internetMessageId": "<31fbbbce-2c70-c8d1-f0bd-35a7c7694a99@chilkat.io>",
//    "subject": "This is an example email from chilkat.io",
//    "bodyPreview": "This is an example email from chilkat.io",
//    "importance": "normal",
//    "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAAA=",
//    "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQAEa8sL3gJ_FNjgk2YkP1eTQ=",
//    "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": null,
//    "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
//    "isRead": true,
//    "isDraft": false,
//    "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk3AAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
//    "inferenceClassification": "focused",
//    "body": {
//      "contentType": "html",
//      "content": "<html>...</html>\r\n"
//    },
//    "sender": {
//      "emailAddress": {
//        "name": "Chilkat Software",
//        "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
//      }
//    },
//    "from": {
//      "emailAddress": {
//        "name": "Chilkat Software",
//        "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
//      }
//    },
//    "toRecipients": [
//      {
//        "emailAddress": {
//          "name": "Chilkat Software",
//          "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
//        }
//      }
//    ],
//    "ccRecipients": [
//    ],
//    "bccRecipients": [
//    ],
//    "replyTo": [
//    ]
//  }
//

oHttp:destroy()
oHtFolderMap:destroy()
oSbMap:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oSbResponse:destroy()
oJsonRequestBody:destroy()
oJsonResponse:destroy()
oResp:destroy()