(Delphi ActiveX) Outlook -- Delete Folder

Deletes an email 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

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
http: TChilkatHttp;
htFolderMap: TChilkatHashtable;
sbMap: TChilkatStringBuilder;
existingFolderId: WideString;
resp: WideString;

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

// Use your previously obtained access token here:
http.AuthToken := 'MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN';

// This example will delete the folder /Inbox/abc/subFolderC

// Get the existing folder ID from the folder map created by this example 
htFolderMap := TChilkatHashtable.Create(Self);
sbMap := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbMap.LoadFile('qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml','utf-8');
htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap.ControlInterface);

existingFolderId := htFolderMap.LookupStr('/Inbox/abc/subFolderC');
if (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Folder ID not found');
    Exit;
  end;

http.SetUrlVar('folder_id',existingFolderId);

resp := http.QuickDeleteStr('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}');
if (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// A 204 response (with no response body) indicates success.
if (http.LastStatus = 204) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Folder deleted.');
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Folder not deleted.');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(resp);
  end;
end;