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Outlook -- Create a Mail Folder

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Creates a new mail folder as a child of an existing mail folder.

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C
#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkHashtable.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkHashtable htFolderMap;
    HCkStringBuilder sbMap;
    const char *existingFolderId;
    HCkJsonObject jsonRequestBody;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;
    HCkJsonObject jsonResponse;

    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:
    CkHttp_putAuthToken(http,"MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN");

    // This example will create a new mail folder as a child of /Inbox/abc

    // Get the existing folder ID from the folder map created by this example 
    htFolderMap = CkHashtable_Create();
    sbMap = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkStringBuilder_LoadFile(sbMap,"qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8");
    CkHashtable_AddFromXmlSb(htFolderMap,sbMap);

    existingFolderId = CkHashtable_lookupStr(htFolderMap,"/Inbox/abc");
    if (CkHashtable_getLastMethodSuccess(htFolderMap) != TRUE) {
        printf("Folder ID not found\n");
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkHashtable_Dispose(htFolderMap);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMap);
        return;
    }

    // Create a JSON request body with this content:
    // 
    // 	{
    // 	  "displayName": "displayName-value",
    // 	}

    // This example will create /Inbox/abc/subFolderC
    jsonRequestBody = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonRequestBody,"displayName","subFolderC");

    CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,"folder_id",existingFolderId);

    // Create the folder "subFolderC" at the specified location.
    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpJson(http,"POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/childFolders",jsonRequestBody,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkHashtable_Dispose(htFolderMap);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMap);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    // A 201 response indicates success.
    if (CkHttp_getLastStatus(http) == 201) {
        printf("Folder created.\n");
    }
    else {
        printf("Response status code = %d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));
        printf("Error: Folder not created.\n");
    }

    // Show the response in both cases..
    jsonResponse = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jsonResponse,FALSE);
    CkJsonObject_Load(jsonResponse,CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jsonResponse));

    // A sample successful JSON response looks like this:

    // 	{
    // 	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA%3D')/childFolders/$entity",
    // 	  "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6JqMIAAAA=",
    // 	  "displayName": "subFolderC",
    // 	  "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA=",
    // 	  "childFolderCount": 0,
    // 	  "unreadItemCount": 0,
    // 	  "totalItemCount": 0
    // 	}


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkHashtable_Dispose(htFolderMap);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMap);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonResponse);

    }