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Permanently Delete a Specific GMail Message

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Immediately and permanently deletes the specified message. This operation cannot be undone. (This is not the same as moving a message to Trash.)

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    String sId
    String sUserId
    String sUrl
    String sResponseStr
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End
    Set ComAuthToken Of hoHttp To "GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN"

    // The id of the GMail message to delete.
    Move "1669cc9a926bb8c1" To sId
    Move "me" To sUserId

    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "userId" "me" To iSuccess
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "id" sId To iSuccess

    // Delete the email.
    Move "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/messages/{$id}" To sUrl
    Get ComQuickDeleteStr Of hoHttp sUrl To sResponseStr
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHttp To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
    Showln "status = " iTemp1

    // A 204 response indicate success.
    // It is common for HTTP DELETE operations to respond with a 204 status code with an empty body for success.
    // You'll find many REST APIs follow this custom..
    Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 <> 204) Begin
        Showln sResponseStr
        Showln "Failed."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "Message deleted!"


End_Procedure