(DataFlex) Outlook -- Create a Mail Folder

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

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

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoHttp
    Handle hoHtFolderMap
    Variant vSbMap
    Handle hoSbMap
    Boolean iSuccess
    String sExistingFolderId
    Handle hoJsonRequestBody
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    Handle hoJsonResponse
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    // 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

    // Use your previously obtained access token here:
    Set ComAuthToken Of hoHttp To "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 
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHashtable)) To hoHtFolderMap
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHtFolderMap))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHtFolderMap
    End
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbMap
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbMap))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbMap
    End
    Get ComLoadFile Of hoSbMap "qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml" "utf-8" To iSuccess
    Get pvComObject of hoSbMap to vSbMap
    Get ComAddFromXmlSb Of hoHtFolderMap vSbMap To iSuccess

    Get ComLookupStr Of hoHtFolderMap "/Inbox/abc" To sExistingFolderId
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHtFolderMap To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Showln "Folder ID not found"
        Procedure_Return
    End

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

    // This example will create /Inbox/abc/subFolderC
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonRequestBody
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonRequestBody))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJsonRequestBody
    End
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJsonRequestBody "displayName" "subFolderC" To iSuccess

    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "folder_id" sExistingFolderId To iSuccess

    // Create the folder "subFolderC" at the specified location.
    Get ComEmit Of hoJsonRequestBody To sTemp1
    Get ComPostJson2 Of hoHttp "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/childFolders" "application/json" sTemp1 To vResp
    If (IsComObject(vResp)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
        Set pvComObject Of hoResp To vResp
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHttp To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // A 201 response indicates success.
    Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 = 201) Begin
        Showln "Folder created."
    End
    Else Begin
        Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
        Showln "Response status code = " iTemp1
        Showln "Error: Folder not created."
    End

    // Show the response in both cases..
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonResponse
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonResponse))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJsonResponse
    End
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJsonResponse To False
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Get ComLoad Of hoJsonResponse sTemp1 To iSuccess
    Get ComEmit Of hoJsonResponse To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    Send Destroy of hoResp

    // 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
    // 	}


End_Procedure