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Outlook -- List Mail Folders

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Uses the Microsoft Graph API to list Outlook mail folders.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.67 or greater.

This example applies to: Exchange Online | Office 365 | Hotmail.com | Live.com | MSN.com | Outlook.com | Passport.com

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL loSbResponse
LOCAL loJson
LOCAL i
LOCAL lnNumFolders

lnSuccess = 0

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

loHttp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Http')

* 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).

loHttp.AuthToken = "MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN"

loSbResponse = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')

* Sends:  GET /users/{id | userPrincipalName}/mailFolders
* Note: It is also possible to use the literal string "me" for the current logged-on user.
* For example: GET /me/mailFolders
loHttp.ClearUrlVars()
loHttp.SetUrlVar("userPrincipalName","chilkatsoft@outlook.com")
lnSuccess = loHttp.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$userPrincipalName}/mailFolders",loSbResponse)
IF ((lnSuccess <> 1) AND (loHttp.LastStatus = 0)) THEN
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loSbResponse
    CANCEL
ENDIF

loJson = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJson.LoadSb(loSbResponse)
loJson.EmitCompact = 0

? "Status code = " + STR(loHttp.LastStatus)
IF (loHttp.LastStatus <> 200) THEN
    ? loJson.Emit()
    ? "Failed."
ENDIF

? loJson.Emit()
? "----"

* In my test case, this is the result (see below)
* Apparently, this lists folders without listing subfolders (aka child folders)
* There's another REST API call to list child folders.

* To iterate over the folders:
i = 0
lnNumFolders = loJson.SizeOfArray("value")
DO WHILE i < lnNumFolders
    loJson.I = i
    ? loJson.StringOf("value[i].displayName")
    i = i + 1
ENDDO

* The output from the above loop:

* 	Archive
* 	Deleted Items
* 	Drafts
* 	Inbox
* 	Junk Email
* 	Outbox
* 	Sent Items

* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* The raw JSON response: 

* {
*   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('chilkatsoft%40outlook.com')/mailFolders",
*   "value": [
*     {
*       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAG8XunwAAAA=",
*       "displayName": "Archive",
*       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEIAAAA",
*       "childFolderCount": 0,
*       "unreadItemCount": 0,
*       "totalItemCount": 0
*     },
*     {
*       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEKAAAA",
*       "displayName": "Deleted Items",
*       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEIAAAA",
*       "childFolderCount": 0,
*       "unreadItemCount": 0,
*       "totalItemCount": 0
*     },
*     {
*       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA",
*       "displayName": "Drafts",
*       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEIAAAA",
*       "childFolderCount": 0,
*       "unreadItemCount": 0,
*       "totalItemCount": 0
*     },
*     {
*       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA",
*       "displayName": "Inbox",
*       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEIAAAA",
*       "childFolderCount": 2,
*       "unreadItemCount": 0,
*       "totalItemCount": 4
*     },
*     {
*       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEiAAAA",
*       "displayName": "Junk Email",
*       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEIAAAA",
*       "childFolderCount": 0,
*       "unreadItemCount": 0,
*       "totalItemCount": 0
*     },
*     {
*       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgELAAAA",
*       "displayName": "Outbox",
*       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEIAAAA",
*       "childFolderCount": 0,
*       "unreadItemCount": 0,
*       "totalItemCount": 0
*     },
*     {
*       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEJAAAA",
*       "displayName": "Sent Items",
*       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEIAAAA",
*       "childFolderCount": 0,
*       "unreadItemCount": 0,
*       "totalItemCount": 14
*     }
*   ]
* }
* 

* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* This example applies to: Exchange Online | Office 365 | Hotmail.com | Live.com | MSN.com | Outlook.com | Passport.com
* 
* The Microsoft Graph Outlook Mail API lets you read, create, and send messages and attachments, 
* view and respond to event messages, and manage folders that are secured by Azure Active Directory 
* in Office 365. It also provides the same functionality in Microsoft accounts specifically 
* in these domains: Hotmail.com, Live.com, MSN.com, Outlook.com, and Passport.com.

RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loSbResponse
RELEASE loJson