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Outlook -- List Selected Fields in Messages

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Demonstrates how to list the messages in a particular Outlook mailbox folder, but selects particular fields to be returned.

This uses the OData $select system query option. See OData System Query Option $select for general information.

Also see OData URL Conventions for information about $select and other query options.

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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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:
'  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).

http.AuthToken = "MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN"

set sbResponse = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

'  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)
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)

'  Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
folderId = htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox")
If (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Folder ID not found") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

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

'  Send the request to list the messages, returning only the subject and from address.
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$select=subject,from",sbResponse)
If ((success <> 1) And (http.LastStatus = 0)) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.LoadSb(sbResponse)
json.EmitCompact = 0

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Status code = " & http.LastStatus) & "</pre>"
If (http.LastStatus <> 200) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( json.Emit()) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"
End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( json.Emit()) & "</pre>"

'  In my test case, the raw JSON returned is shown below.
'  Iterate over the messages to get information about each..

i = 0
numMessages = json.SizeOfArray("value")
Do While i < numMessages
    json.I = i

    '  This is the id for the email message.
    '  For REST API calls that require particular email message id, this is what should be used..
    messageId = json.StringOf("value[i].id")
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "id: " & messageId) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "From Name: " & json.StringOf("value[i].from.emailAddress.name")) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "From Addr: " & json.StringOf("value[i].from.emailAddress.address")) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Subject: " & json.StringOf("value[i].subject")) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "--") & "</pre>"

    i = i + 1
Loop

'  The output of the above loop:
'  
'  	id: AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj1oAAAA=
'  	From Name: Chilkat Software
'  	From Addr: admin@chilkat.io
'  	Subject: This is an example email from chilkat.io
'  	--
'  	id: AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj1kAAAA=
'  	From Name: Chilkat Support
'  	From Addr: chilkat.support@gmail.com
'  	Subject: Hello from GMail
'  	--
'  	id: AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAHrLra8AAAA=
'  	From Name: Microsoft Office 365
'  	From Addr: MicrosoftOffice365@email.office.com
'  	Subject: The latest for you in Office 365
'  	--
'  	id: AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_EAAAA=
'  	From Name: Amazon Web Services
'  	From Addr: no-reply-aws@amazon.com
'  	Subject: Amazon SES Address Verification Request in region US West (Oregon)
'  	--
'  	id: AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_AAAAA=
'  	From Name: Amazon Web Services
'  	From Addr: no-reply-aws@amazon.com
'  	Subject: Amazon SES Address Verification Request in region US West (Oregon)
'  	--
'  	id: AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAAG6l8UAAAA=
'  	From Name: Microsoft
'  	From Addr: msa@communication.microsoft.com
'  	Subject: Updates to our terms of use and privacy statement
'  	--
'  

'  ------------------------------------------------------
'  This is the raw JSON response:

'  {
'    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(subject,from)",
'    "value": [
'      {
'        "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfo\"",
'        "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj1oAAAA=",
'        "subject": "This is an example email from chilkat.io",
'        "from": {
'          "emailAddress": {
'            "name": "Chilkat Software",
'            "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
'          }
'        }
'      },
'      {
'        "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfn\"",
'        "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj1kAAAA=",
'        "subject": "Hello from GMail",
'        "from": {
'          "emailAddress": {
'            "name": "Chilkat Support",
'            "address": "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
'          }
'        }
'      },
'      {
'        "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAB63d8O\"",
'        "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAHrLra8AAAA=",
'        "subject": "The latest for you in Office 365",
'        "from": {
'          "emailAddress": {
'            "name": "Microsoft Office 365",
'            "address": "MicrosoftOffice365@email.office.com"
'          }
'        }
'      },
'      {
'        "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAA1jyl7\"",
'        "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_EAAAA=",
'        "subject": "Amazon SES Address Verification Request in region US West (Oregon)",
'        "from": {
'          "emailAddress": {
'            "name": "Amazon Web Services",
'            "address": "no-reply-aws@amazon.com"
'          }
'        }
'      },
'      {
'        "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAA1jyl6\"",
'        "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_AAAAA=",
'        "subject": "Amazon SES Address Verification Request in region US West (Oregon)",
'        "from": {
'          "emailAddress": {
'            "name": "Amazon Web Services",
'            "address": "no-reply-aws@amazon.com"
'          }
'        }
'      },
'      {
'        "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAGt5YG\"",
'        "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAAG6l8UAAAA=",
'        "subject": "Updates to our terms of use and privacy statement",
'        "from": {
'          "emailAddress": {
'            "name": "Microsoft",
'            "address": "msa@communication.microsoft.com"
'          }
'        }
'      }
'    ]
'  }

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