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Outlook -- List Messages in a Specified Folder

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Demonstrates how to list the messages in a particular Outlook mailbox folder.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.67 or greater.

This example applies to: Exchange Online | Office 365 | Hotmail.com | Live.com | MSN.com | Outlook.com | Passport.com

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Local $bSuccess = False

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

$oHttp = ObjCreate("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).

$oHttp.AuthToken = "MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN"

$oSbResponse = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

; Sends:  GET /users/{user_id | userPrincipalName}/mailFolders/{folder_id}/messages
; Note: It is also possible to use the literal string "me" for the current logged-on user.
; For example: GET /me/mailFolders/{folder_id}/messages

$oHttp.ClearUrlVars 
$oHttp.SetUrlVar("userPrincipalName","chilkatsoft@outlook.com")

; In this example, we'd like to get the messages in the folder "/Inbox/abc",
; 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)
$oHtFolderMap = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Hashtable")
$oSbMap = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$oSbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8")
$oHtFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb($oSbMap)

; Get the ID for the "/Inbox/abc" folder:
Local $sFolderId = $oHtFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox/abc")
If ($oHtFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite("Folder ID not found" & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$oHttp.SetUrlVar("folder_id",$sFolderId)

; Send the request to list the messages.
$bSuccess = $oHttp.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$userPrincipalName}/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages",$oSbResponse)
If (($bSuccess <> True) And ($oHttp.LastStatus = 0)) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oHttp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$oJson = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJson.LoadSb($oSbResponse)
$oJson.EmitCompact = False

ConsoleWrite("Status code = " & $oHttp.LastStatus & @CRLF)
If ($oHttp.LastStatus <> 200) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oJson.Emit() & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("Failed." & @CRLF)
EndIf

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

Local $i = 0
Local $iNumMessages = $oJson.SizeOfArray("value")
While $i < $iNumMessages
    $oJson.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..
Local $sMessageId = $oJson.StringOf("value[i].id")
    ConsoleWrite("id: " & $sMessageId & @CRLF)

    ConsoleWrite("From Name: " & $oJson.StringOf("value[i].from.emailAddress.name") & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("From Addr: " & $oJson.StringOf("value[i].from.emailAddress.address") & @CRLF)

Local $iNumRecipients = $oJson.SizeOfArray("value[i].toRecipients")
Local $iJ = 0
    While $iJ < $iNumRecipients
        $oJson.J = $iJ
        ConsoleWrite("To Name: " & $oJson.StringOf("value[i].toRecipients[j].emailAddress.name") & @CRLF)
        ConsoleWrite("To Addr: " & $oJson.StringOf("value[i].toRecipients[j].emailAddress.address") & @CRLF)
        $iJ = $iJ + 1
    Wend

    ConsoleWrite("Subject: " & $oJson.StringOf("value[i].subject") & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("Has Attachments:" & $oJson.BoolOf("value[i].hasAttachments") & @CRLF)

    ConsoleWrite("Body Content-Type:" & $oJson.StringOf("value[i].body.contentType") & @CRLF)
Local $sBodyContent = $oJson.StringOf("value[i].body.content")
    ; ...

    ConsoleWrite("----" & @CRLF)

    $i = $i + 1
Wend

; The output of the above loop:

; id: AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAA==
; From Name: Chilkat Software
; From Addr: support@chilkatsoft.com
; To Name: Chilkat Software
; To Addr: chilkatsoft@outlook.com
; Subject: email with attachments
; Has Attachments:True
; Body Content-Type:html
; ----
; id: AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2gAAAA==
; From Name: Chilkat Software
; From Addr: support@chilkatsoft.com
; To Name: Chilkat Software
; To Addr: chilkatsoft@outlook.com
; To Name: admin@chilkat.io
; To Addr: admin@chilkat.io
; Subject: Re: Test HTML email with embedded images.
; Has Attachments:False
; Body Content-Type:html
; ----
; id: AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2QAAAA==
; From Name: Chilkat Software
; From Addr: support@chilkatsoft.com
; To Name: chilkatsoft@outlook.com
; To Addr: chilkatsoft@outlook.com
; To Name: admin@chilkat.io
; To Addr: admin@chilkat.io
; Subject: Test HTML email with embedded images.
; Has Attachments:False
; Body Content-Type:html
; ----

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

; {
;   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('chilkatsoft%40outlook.com')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA%3D')/messages",
;   "value": [
;     {
;       "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADBQ0bb\"",
;       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAA==",
;       "createdDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:27:40Z",
;       "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:30:51Z",
;       "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADBQ0bb",
;       "categories": [
;       ],
;       "receivedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:27:41Z",
;       "sentDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:27:12Z",
;       "hasAttachments": true,
;       "internetMessageId": "<9a65d233-0882-d346-f405-202a8b1a3acd@chilkatsoft.com>",
;       "subject": "email with attachments",
;       "bodyPreview": "This email has attachments...",
;       "importance": "normal",
;       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA=",
;       "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQABQcNI8CG1xKpGjzxJTpoOE=",
;       "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": null,
;       "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
;       "isRead": true,
;       "isDraft": false,
;       "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAA%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": [
;       ]
;     },
;     {
;       "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADBQ0bZ\"",
;       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2gAAAA==",
;       "createdDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:25:28Z",
;       "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:25:44Z",
;       "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADBQ0bZ",
;       "categories": [
;       ],
;       "receivedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:25:28Z",
;       "sentDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:25:10Z",
;       "hasAttachments": false,
;       "internetMessageId": "<707ff357-28ea-7ebd-9409-f46d752e871f@chilkatsoft.com>",
;       "subject": "Re: Test HTML email with embedded images.",
;       "bodyPreview": "My reply...",
;       "importance": "normal",
;       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA=",
;       "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQACYVrc_6yptKn9tuOqBiUMQ=",
;       "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": null,
;       "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
;       "isRead": true,
;       "isDraft": false,
;       "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2gAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
;       "inferenceClassification": "focused",
;       "body": {
;         "contentType": "html",
;         "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">...</body>\r\n</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"
;           }
;         },
;         {
;           "emailAddress": {
;             "name": "admin@chilkat.io",
;             "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
;           }
;         }
;       ],
;       "ccRecipients": [
;         {
;           "emailAddress": {
;             "name": "Matt Smith",
;             "address": "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
;           }
;         }
;       ],
;       "bccRecipients": [
;       ],
;       "replyTo": [
;       ]
;     },
;     {
;       "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADBQ0bY\"",
;       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2QAAAA==",
;       "createdDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:22:23Z",
;       "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:22:45Z",
;       "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADBQ0bY",
;       "categories": [
;       ],
;       "receivedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:22:23Z",
;       "sentDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:22:03Z",
;       "hasAttachments": false,
;       "internetMessageId": "<4da724c6-fa94-5516-81d5-9cdf152eddc5@chilkatsoft.com>",
;       "subject": "Test HTML email with embedded images.",
;       "bodyPreview": "This is a test email with images...",
;       "importance": "normal",
;       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA=",
;       "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQACYVrc_6yptKn9tuOqBiUMQ=",
;       "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": null,
;       "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
;       "isRead": true,
;       "isDraft": false,
;       "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2QAAAA%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": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com",
;             "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
;           }
;         },
;         {
;           "emailAddress": {
;             "name": "admin@chilkat.io",
;             "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
;           }
;         }
;       ],
;       "ccRecipients": [
;         {
;           "emailAddress": {
;             "name": "Matt Smith",
;             "address": "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
;           }
;         }
;       ],
;       "bccRecipients": [
;       ],
;       "replyTo": [
;       ]
;     }
;   ]
; 
; }