(Excel) 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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' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim http As Chilkat.Http
Set http = Chilkat.NewHttp

' 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 
Dim htFolderMap As Chilkat.Hashtable
Set htFolderMap = Chilkat.NewHashtable
Dim sbMap As Chilkat.StringBuilder
Set sbMap = Chilkat.NewStringBuilder
Dim success As Boolean
success = sbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8")
success = htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap)


existingFolderId = htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox/abc/subFolderC")
If (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.Print "Folder ID not found"
    Exit Sub
End If

success = http.SetUrlVar("folder_id",existingFolderId)


resp = http.QuickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' A 204 response (with no response body) indicates success.
If (http.LastStatus = 204) Then
    Debug.Print "Folder deleted."
Else
    Debug.Print "Folder not deleted."
    Debug.Print resp
End If