Lua Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+
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Outlook -- Move Messages from One Folder to Another
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Demonstrates how to move messages from one folder to another.Chilkat Lua Downloads
local chilkat = require("chilkat")
-- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
-- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
local http = chilkat.Http.new()
-- Use your previously obtained access token here:
http.auth_token = "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
local htFolderMap = chilkat.Hashtable.new()
local sbMap = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
sbMap:load_file("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml", "utf-8")
htFolderMap:add_from_xml_sb(sbMap)
-- Get the IDs for the source and destination folders.
local srcFolderId = htFolderMap:lookup_str("/Inbox")
if not htFolderMap.last_method_success then
print("Folder ID not found")
return
end
local dstFolderId = htFolderMap:lookup_str("/Inbox/abc/subFolderB")
if not htFolderMap.last_method_success then
print("Folder ID not found")
return
end
local success = true
local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json.emit_compact = false
-- Search for emails in this folder with the words "sample" or "example" in the subject, and return only the id and subject.
http:set_url_var("folder_id", srcFolderId)
http:set_url_var("select", "id,subject")
http:set_url_var("filter", "contains(subject,'sample') or contains(subject,'example')")
local sbResponse = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
success = http:quick_get_sb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}", sbResponse)
if not success then
print(http.last_error_text)
return
end
json:load_sb(sbResponse)
-- Show the results..
print(json:emit())
-- Sample results:
-- {
-- "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$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.
local jsonRequestBody = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
local jsonResponse = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
jsonResponse.emit_compact = false
local messageId = ""
local i = 0
local numEmails = json:size_of_array("value")
while i < numEmails do
json.i = i
messageId = json:string_of("value[i].id")
http:set_url_var("message_id", messageId)
-- Create a JSON request body with this content:
--
-- {
-- "DestinationId": "destinationId-value"
-- }
--
dstFolderId = htFolderMap:lookup_str("/Inbox/abc/subFolderB")
jsonRequestBody:update_string("DestinationId", dstFolderId)
print("Moving " .. messageId)
-- Move the message to the destination folder
local resp = chilkat.HttpResponse.new()
success = http:http_json("POST", "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}/move", jsonRequestBody, "application/json", resp)
if not success then
print(http.last_error_text)
return
end
-- A 200 response indicates success.
if http.last_status == 200 then
print("Message moved.")
else
print("Response status code = " .. resp.status_code)
print("Error: Message not moved.")
end
-- Show the response in both cases..
jsonResponse:load(resp.body_str)
print(jsonResponse:emit())
i = i + 1
end
-- ---------------------------------------------------
-- Sample output:
-- Moving AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj2EAAAA=
-- Message moved.
-- {
-- "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$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": [
-- ]
-- }
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