Delphi ActiveX Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Outlook -- Create a Mail Folder

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

var
success: Integer;
http: TChilkatHttp;
htFolderMap: TChilkatHashtable;
sbMap: TChilkatStringBuilder;
existingFolderId: WideString;
jsonRequestBody: TChilkatJsonObject;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;
jsonResponse: TChilkatJsonObject;

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:
http.AuthToken := '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 
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');
if (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Folder ID not found');
    Exit;
  end;
//  Create a JSON request body with this content:
//  
//  	{
//  	  "displayName": "displayName-value",
//  	}

//  This example will create /Inbox/abc/subFolderC
jsonRequestBody := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jsonRequestBody.UpdateString('displayName','subFolderC');

http.SetUrlVar('folder_id',existingFolderId);

//  Create the folder "subFolderC" at the specified location.
resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpJson('POST','https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/childFolders',jsonRequestBody.ControlInterface,'application/json',resp.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  A 201 response indicates success.
if (http.LastStatus = 201) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Folder created.');
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response status code = ' + IntToStr(resp.StatusCode));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Error: Folder not created.');
  end;

//  Show the response in both cases..
jsonResponse := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jsonResponse.EmitCompact := 0;
jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr);
Memo1.Lines.Add(jsonResponse.Emit());

//  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
//  	}