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Classic ASP

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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<html>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
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<%
success = 0

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

set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' Use your previously obtained access token here:
http.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 
set htFolderMap = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Hashtable")
set sbMap = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8")
success = htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap)

existingFolderId = htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox/abc/subFolderC")
If (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Folder ID not found") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

success = http.SetUrlVar("folder_id",existingFolderId)

resp = http.QuickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' A 204 response (with no response body) indicates success.
If (http.LastStatus = 204) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Folder deleted.") & "</pre>"
Else
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Folder not deleted.") & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp) & "</pre>"
End If


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