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Outlook -- Delete Email

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Demonstrates how to delete email using the Microsoft Graph API.

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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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    Handle hoHtFolderMap
    Variant vSbMap
    Handle hoSbMap
    String sFolderId
    Handle hoJson
    Variant vSbResponse
    Handle hoSbResponse
    String sResp
    String sMessageId
    Integer i
    Integer iNumEmails
    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

    // Use your previously obtained access token here:
    Set ComAuthToken Of hoHttp To "MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN"

    // This example will search /Inbox for a message we want to delete.
    // First we need to get the folder ID for /Inbox.
    // Then we'll search for messages based on some criteria, and delete the matching messages.

    // Get the folder ID for /Inbox 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 the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
    Get ComLookupStr Of hoHtFolderMap "/Inbox" To sFolderId
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHtFolderMap To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Showln "Folder ID not found"
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Move True To iSuccess
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJson To False

    // Search for emails in this folder with the phrase "Amazon SES" in the subject, and return only the id and subject.
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "folder_id" sFolderId To iSuccess
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "select" "id,subject" To iSuccess
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "filter" "contains(subject,'Amazon SES')" To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbResponse
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbResponse))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbResponse
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSbResponse to vSbResponse
    Get ComQuickGetSb Of hoHttp "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}" vSbResponse To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get pvComObject of hoSbResponse to vSbResponse
    Get ComLoadSb Of hoJson vSbResponse To iSuccess
    // Show the results..
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Sample results:

    // 	{
    // 	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(id,subject)",
    // 	  "value": [
    // 	    {
    // 	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAA1jyl6\"",
    // 	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_AAAAA=",
    // 	      "subject": "Amazon SES Address Verification Request in region US West (Oregon)"
    // 	    },
    // 	    {
    // 	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAA1jyl7\"",
    // 	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_EAAAA=",
    // 	      "subject": "Amazon SES Address Verification Request in region US West (Oregon)"
    // 	    }
    // 	  ]
    // 	}
    // 

    // ------------
    // Proceed to delete each of the above emails...

    Move 0 To i
    Get ComSizeOfArray Of hoJson "value" To iNumEmails
    While (i < iNumEmails)
        Set ComI Of hoJson To i

        Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "value[i].id" To sMessageId
        Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "message_id" sMessageId To iSuccess
        Showln "Deleting " sMessageId
        Get ComQuickDeleteStr Of hoHttp "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}" To sResp
        Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHttp To bTemp1
        If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
            Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
            Showln sTemp1
            Procedure_Return
        End

        // A 204 response indicates success.
        Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
        If (iTemp1 = 204) Begin
            Showln "Message deleted."
        End
        Else Begin
            Showln "Message not deleted."
            Showln sResp
        End

        Move (i + 1) To i
    Loop

    // Sample output:

    // Deleting AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_AAAAA=
    // Message deleted.
    // Deleting AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_EAAAA=
    // Message deleted.
    // 


End_Procedure