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Outlook -- Search Messages in a Particular Folder

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Demonstrates search the messages in a particular Outlook mailbox folder.

This uses the OData $filter and $search system query options. See OData System Query Options for general information.

Also see OData URL Conventions for information about $filter, $search and other query options.

This example demonstrates the following searches:

  • Find emails from a particular email address.
  • Find emails where the subject contains a particular word or phrase.
  • Using an "AND" expression.
  • Find emails received in the last 24 hours.
  • Find emails received in October 2016
  • Find unread emails
  • Find emails containing a particular phrase in the body.
  • Free-text search of a keyword or phrase.
  • Free-text search of an email address.
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
    Variant vSbResponse
    Handle hoSbResponse
    Handle hoHtFolderMap
    Variant vSbMap
    Handle hoSbMap
    String sFolderId
    Handle hoJson
    Handle hoSbExpression
    Handle hoDt
Obj    Handle hoDtObj
    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:
    // 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).

    Set ComAuthToken Of hoHttp To "MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN"

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbResponse
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbResponse))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbResponse
    End

    // In this example, we'd like to get the messages in the folder "/Inbox",
    // 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)
    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

    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "folder_id" sFolderId To iSuccess
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "select" "subject,from" To iSuccess

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Only return emails from "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "filter" "from/emailAddress/address eq 'chilkat.support@gmail.com'" To iSuccess

    // To return the full content of each email, omit the "&select=..." part of the URL.
    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
    Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
    If ((iSuccess <> True) And (iTemp1 = 0)) 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
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Only return emails where the subject contains "Amazon"
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "filter" "contains(subject,'Amazon')" To iSuccess

    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
    Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
    If ((iSuccess <> True) And (iTemp1 = 0)) 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
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Only return emails where the subject starts with "this email" and the from address is support@chilkatsoft.com
    // (the startswith function is case insensitive)
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "filter" "startswith(subject,'this email') and (from/emailAddress/address eq 'support@chilkatsoft.com')" To iSuccess

    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
    Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
    If ((iSuccess <> True) And (iTemp1 = 0)) 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
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Only return emails received within the last 24 hours
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbExpression
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbExpression))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbExpression
    End

    Get ComAppend Of hoSbExpression "receivedDateTime ge " To iSuccess
    Get Create (RefClass(cComCkDateTime)) To hoDt
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoDt))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoDt
    End
    Get ComSetFromCurrentSystemTime Of hoDt To iSuccess
    Get ComAddDays Of hoDt -1 To iSuccess
    Get ComGetAsTimestamp Of hoDt False To sTemp1
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbExpression sTemp1 To iSuccess

    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbExpression To sTemp1
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "filter" sTemp1 To iSuccess

    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
    Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
    If ((iSuccess <> True) And (iTemp1 = 0)) 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
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Only return emails received in October 2016
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatDtObj)) To hoDtObj
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoDtObj))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoDtObj
    End
    Set ComYear Of hoDtObj To 2016
    Set ComMonth Of hoDtObj To 10
    Set ComDay Of hoDtObj To 1
    Set ComUtc Of hoDtObj To True
    Get pvComObject of hoDtObj to vDtObj
    Get ComSetFromDtObj Of hoDt vDtObj To iSuccess

    Send ComClear To hoSbExpression
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbExpression "(receivedDateTime ge " To iSuccess
    Get ComGetAsTimestamp Of hoDt False To sTemp1
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbExpression sTemp1 To iSuccess
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbExpression ") and (receivedDateTime lt " To iSuccess
    Set ComMonth Of hoDtObj To 11
    Get pvComObject of hoDtObj to vDtObj
    Get ComSetFromDtObj Of hoDt vDtObj To iSuccess
    Get ComGetAsTimestamp Of hoDt False To sTemp1
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbExpression sTemp1 To iSuccess
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbExpression ")" To iSuccess

    // This is the expression we just built:  (receivedDateTime ge 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z) and (receivedDateTime lt 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z)
    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbExpression To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbExpression To sTemp1
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "filter" sTemp1 To iSuccess

    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
    Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
    If ((iSuccess <> True) And (iTemp1 = 0)) 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
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Return unread emails
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "filter" "isRead eq false" To iSuccess

    // success = http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}",sbResponse);
    Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
    If ((iSuccess <> True) And (iTemp1 = 0)) 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
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Return emails with a plain-text or HTML body containing the phrase "Outlook 365"
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "filter" "contains(body/content,'Outlook 365')" To iSuccess

    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
    Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
    If ((iSuccess <> True) And (iTemp1 = 0)) 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
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Use the $search query option instead of $filter.
    // $search is a free-text search over whatever fields the server deems appropriate, such as in the subject,
    // body, address fields, etc.

    // Search for the word Amazon
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "search" "Amazon" To iSuccess

    Get pvComObject of hoSbResponse to vSbResponse
    Get ComQuickGetSb Of hoHttp "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$search={$search}&$select={$select}" vSbResponse To iSuccess
    Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
    If ((iSuccess <> True) And (iTemp1 = 0)) 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
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Search for chilkatsoft.com
    // Some chars, such as the "." make it necessary to enclose the search expression in double-quotes.
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "search" '"chilkatsoft.com"' To iSuccess

    Get pvComObject of hoSbResponse to vSbResponse
    Get ComQuickGetSb Of hoHttp "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$search={$search}&$select={$select}" vSbResponse To iSuccess
    Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
    If ((iSuccess <> True) And (iTemp1 = 0)) 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
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1


End_Procedure