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

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
http: TChilkatHttp;
sbResponse: TChilkatStringBuilder;
htFolderMap: TChilkatHashtable;
sbMap: TChilkatStringBuilder;
folderId: WideString;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
sbExpression: TChilkatStringBuilder;
dt: TCkDateTime;
dtObj: TDtObj;

begin
success := 0;

// 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:
// 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).

http.AuthToken := 'MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN';

sbResponse := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);

// 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)
htFolderMap := TChilkatHashtable.Create(Self);
sbMap := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbMap.LoadFile('qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml','utf-8');
htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap.ControlInterface);

// Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
folderId := htFolderMap.LookupStr('/Inbox');
if (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Folder ID not found');
    Exit;
  end;

success := 1;
json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.EmitCompact := 0;

http.SetUrlVar('folder_id',folderId);
http.SetUrlVar('select','subject,from');

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Only return emails from "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
http.SetUrlVar('filter','from/emailAddress/address eq ''chilkat.support@gmail.com''');

// To return the full content of each email, omit the "&select=..." part of the URL.
success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse.ControlInterface);
if ((success <> 1) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
json.LoadSb(sbResponse.ControlInterface);
Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Only return emails where the subject contains "Amazon"
http.SetUrlVar('filter','contains(subject,''Amazon'')');

success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse.ControlInterface);
if ((success <> 1) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
json.LoadSb(sbResponse.ControlInterface);
Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Only return emails where the subject starts with "this email" and the from address is support@chilkatsoft.com
// (the startswith function is case insensitive)
http.SetUrlVar('filter','startswith(subject,''this email'') and (from/emailAddress/address eq ''support@chilkatsoft.com'')');

success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse.ControlInterface);
if ((success <> 1) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
json.LoadSb(sbResponse.ControlInterface);
Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Only return emails received within the last 24 hours
sbExpression := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);

sbExpression.Append('receivedDateTime ge ');
dt := TCkDateTime.Create(Self);
dt.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
dt.AddDays(-1);
sbExpression.Append(dt.GetAsTimestamp(0));

http.SetUrlVar('filter',sbExpression.GetAsString());

success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse.ControlInterface);
if ((success <> 1) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
json.LoadSb(sbResponse.ControlInterface);
Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Only return emails received in October 2016
dtObj := TDtObj.Create(Self);
dtObj.Year := 2016;
dtObj.Month := 10;
dtObj.Day := 1;
dtObj.Utc := 1;
dt.SetFromDtObj(dtObj.ControlInterface);

sbExpression.Clear();
sbExpression.Append('(receivedDateTime ge ');
sbExpression.Append(dt.GetAsTimestamp(0));
sbExpression.Append(') and (receivedDateTime lt ');
dtObj.Month := 11;
dt.SetFromDtObj(dtObj.ControlInterface);
sbExpression.Append(dt.GetAsTimestamp(0));
sbExpression.Append(')');

// This is the expression we just built:  (receivedDateTime ge 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z) and (receivedDateTime lt 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z)
Memo1.Lines.Add(sbExpression.GetAsString());

http.SetUrlVar('filter',sbExpression.GetAsString());

success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse.ControlInterface);
if ((success <> 1) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
json.LoadSb(sbResponse.ControlInterface);
Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Return unread emails
http.SetUrlVar('filter','isRead eq false');

// success = http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}",sbResponse);
if ((success <> 1) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
json.LoadSb(sbResponse.ControlInterface);
Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Return emails with a plain-text or HTML body containing the phrase "Outlook 365"
http.SetUrlVar('filter','contains(body/content,''Outlook 365'')');

success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse.ControlInterface);
if ((success <> 1) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
json.LoadSb(sbResponse.ControlInterface);
Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// 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
http.SetUrlVar('search','Amazon');

success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$search={$search}&$select={$select}',sbResponse.ControlInterface);
if ((success <> 1) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
json.LoadSb(sbResponse.ControlInterface);
Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Search for chilkatsoft.com
// Some chars, such as the "." make it necessary to enclose the search expression in double-quotes.
http.SetUrlVar('search','"chilkatsoft.com"');

success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$search={$search}&$select={$select}',sbResponse.ControlInterface);
if ((success <> 1) and (http.LastStatus = 0)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
json.LoadSb(sbResponse.ControlInterface);
Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());
end;