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Outlook -- Search Messages in a Particular Folder

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Demonstrates search the messages in a particular Outlook mailbox folder.

This uses the OData $filter and $search system query options. See OData System Query Options for general information.

Also see OData URL Conventions for information about $filter, $search and other query options.

This example demonstrates the following searches:

  • Find emails from a particular email address.
  • Find emails where the subject contains a particular word or phrase.
  • Using an "AND" expression.
  • Find emails received in the last 24 hours.
  • Find emails received in October 2016
  • Find unread emails
  • Find emails containing a particular phrase in the body.
  • Free-text search of a keyword or phrase.
  • Free-text search of an email address.
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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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, CkDateTime, Hashtable, DtObj, StringBuilder, JsonObject, Http;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
http: HCkHttp;
sbResponse: HCkStringBuilder;
htFolderMap: HCkHashtable;
sbMap: HCkStringBuilder;
folderId: PWideChar;
json: HCkJsonObject;
sbExpression: HCkStringBuilder;
dt: HCkDateTime;
dtObj: HCkDtObj;

begin
success := False;

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

http := CkHttp_Create();

// 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).

CkHttp_putAuthToken(http,'MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN');

sbResponse := CkStringBuilder_Create();

// In this example, we'd like to get the messages in the folder "/Inbox",
// 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)
htFolderMap := CkHashtable_Create();
sbMap := CkStringBuilder_Create();
CkStringBuilder_LoadFile(sbMap,'qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml','utf-8');
CkHashtable_AddFromXmlSb(htFolderMap,sbMap);

// Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
folderId := CkHashtable__lookupStr(htFolderMap,'/Inbox');
if (CkHashtable_getLastMethodSuccess(htFolderMap) <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Folder ID not found');
    Exit;
  end;

success := True;
json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(json,False);

CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,'folder_id',folderId);
CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,'select','subject,from');

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Only return emails from "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,'filter','from/emailAddress/address eq ''chilkat.support@gmail.com''');

// To return the full content of each email, omit the "&select=..." part of the URL.
success := CkHttp_QuickGetSb(http,'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
if ((success <> True) and (CkHttp_getLastStatus(http) = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(json,sbResponse);
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Only return emails where the subject contains "Amazon"
CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,'filter','contains(subject,''Amazon'')');

success := CkHttp_QuickGetSb(http,'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
if ((success <> True) and (CkHttp_getLastStatus(http) = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(json,sbResponse);
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Only return emails where the subject starts with "this email" and the from address is support@chilkatsoft.com
// (the startswith function is case insensitive)
CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,'filter','startswith(subject,''this email'') and (from/emailAddress/address eq ''support@chilkatsoft.com'')');

success := CkHttp_QuickGetSb(http,'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
if ((success <> True) and (CkHttp_getLastStatus(http) = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(json,sbResponse);
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Only return emails received within the last 24 hours
sbExpression := CkStringBuilder_Create();

CkStringBuilder_Append(sbExpression,'receivedDateTime ge ');
dt := CkDateTime_Create();
CkDateTime_SetFromCurrentSystemTime(dt);
CkDateTime_AddDays(dt,-1);
CkStringBuilder_Append(sbExpression,CkDateTime__getAsTimestamp(dt,False));

CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,'filter',CkStringBuilder__getAsString(sbExpression));

success := CkHttp_QuickGetSb(http,'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
if ((success <> True) and (CkHttp_getLastStatus(http) = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(json,sbResponse);
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Only return emails received in October 2016
dtObj := CkDtObj_Create();
CkDtObj_putYear(dtObj,2016);
CkDtObj_putMonth(dtObj,10);
CkDtObj_putDay(dtObj,1);
CkDtObj_putUtc(dtObj,True);
CkDateTime_SetFromDtObj(dt,dtObj);

CkStringBuilder_Clear(sbExpression);
CkStringBuilder_Append(sbExpression,'(receivedDateTime ge ');
CkStringBuilder_Append(sbExpression,CkDateTime__getAsTimestamp(dt,False));
CkStringBuilder_Append(sbExpression,') and (receivedDateTime lt ');
CkDtObj_putMonth(dtObj,11);
CkDateTime_SetFromDtObj(dt,dtObj);
CkStringBuilder_Append(sbExpression,CkDateTime__getAsTimestamp(dt,False));
CkStringBuilder_Append(sbExpression,')');

// This is the expression we just built:  (receivedDateTime ge 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z) and (receivedDateTime lt 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z)
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkStringBuilder__getAsString(sbExpression));

CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,'filter',CkStringBuilder__getAsString(sbExpression));

success := CkHttp_QuickGetSb(http,'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
if ((success <> True) and (CkHttp_getLastStatus(http) = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(json,sbResponse);
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Return unread emails
CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,'filter','isRead eq false');

// success = http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}",sbResponse);
if ((success <> True) and (CkHttp_getLastStatus(http) = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(json,sbResponse);
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Return emails with a plain-text or HTML body containing the phrase "Outlook 365"
CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,'filter','contains(body/content,''Outlook 365'')');

success := CkHttp_QuickGetSb(http,'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
if ((success <> True) and (CkHttp_getLastStatus(http) = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(json,sbResponse);
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Use the $search query option instead of $filter.
// $search is a free-text search over whatever fields the server deems appropriate, such as in the subject,
// body, address fields, etc.

// Search for the word Amazon
CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,'search','Amazon');

success := CkHttp_QuickGetSb(http,'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$search={$search}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
if ((success <> True) and (CkHttp_getLastStatus(http) = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(json,sbResponse);
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Search for chilkatsoft.com
// Some chars, such as the "." make it necessary to enclose the search expression in double-quotes.
CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,'search','"chilkatsoft.com"');

success := CkHttp_QuickGetSb(http,'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$search={$search}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
if ((success <> True) and (CkHttp_getLastStatus(http) = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(json,sbResponse);
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponse);
CkHashtable_Dispose(htFolderMap);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMap);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbExpression);
CkDateTime_Dispose(dt);
CkDtObj_Dispose(dtObj);

end;