(Go) Outlook -- Move Messages from One Folder to Another

Demonstrates how to move messages from one folder to another.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.68 or greater.

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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()

    // Use your previously obtained access token here:
    http.SetAuthToken("MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN")

    // This example will move some messages from /Inbox to /Inbox/abc/subFolderB
    // We'll need the folder ids for both source and destination folders..

    // Get the folder IDs from the folder map created by this example 
    htFolderMap := chilkat.NewHashtable()
    sbMap := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    sbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8")
    htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap)

    // Get the IDs for the source and destination folders.
    srcFolderId := htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox")
    if htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
        fmt.Println("Folder ID not found")
        http.DisposeHttp()
        htFolderMap.DisposeHashtable()
        sbMap.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    dstFolderId := htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox/abc/subFolderB")
    if htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
        fmt.Println("Folder ID not found")
        http.DisposeHttp()
        htFolderMap.DisposeHashtable()
        sbMap.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    success := true
    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.SetEmitCompact(false)

    // Search for emails in this folder with the words "sample" or "example" in the subject, and return only the id and subject.
    http.SetUrlVar("folder_id",*srcFolderId)
    http.SetUrlVar("select","id,subject")
    http.SetUrlVar("filter","contains(subject,'sample') or contains(subject,'example')")

    sbResponse := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    success = http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}",sbResponse)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        htFolderMap.DisposeHashtable()
        sbMap.DisposeStringBuilder()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbResponse.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    json.LoadSb(sbResponse)
    // Show the results..
    fmt.Println(*json.Emit())

    // Sample results:

    // 	{
    // 	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(id,subject)",
    // 	  "value": [
    // 	    {
    // 	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfr\"",
    // 	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj10AAAA=",
    // 	      "subject": "A sample email with Amazon in the body"
    // 	    },
    // 	    {
    // 	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfo\"",
    // 	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj1oAAAA=",
    // 	      "subject": "This is an example email from chilkat.io"
    // 	    }
    // 	  ]
    // 	}

    // ------------
    // Proceed to move (copy) each of the above emails to the destination folder.
    jsonRequestBody := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jsonResponse := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jsonResponse.SetEmitCompact(false)

    var messageId *string = new(string)
    i := 0
    numEmails := json.SizeOfArray("value")
    for i < numEmails {
        json.SetI(i)

        messageId = json.StringOf("value[i].id")
        http.SetUrlVar("message_id",*messageId)

        // Create a JSON request body with this content:
        // 
        // 		{
        // 		  "DestinationId": "destinationId-value"
        // 		}
        // 
        dstFolderId = htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox/abc/subFolderB")
        jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("DestinationId",*dstFolderId)
        fmt.Println("Moving ", *messageId)

        // Move the message to the destination folder
        resp := http.PostJson2("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}/move","application/json",*jsonRequestBody.Emit())
        if http.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
            fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
            http.DisposeHttp()
            htFolderMap.DisposeHashtable()
            sbMap.DisposeStringBuilder()
            json.DisposeJsonObject()
            sbResponse.DisposeStringBuilder()
            jsonRequestBody.DisposeJsonObject()
            jsonResponse.DisposeJsonObject()
            return
        }

        // A 200 response indicates success.
        if http.LastStatus() == 200 {
            fmt.Println("Message moved.")
        }
        else {
            fmt.Println("Response status code = ", resp.StatusCode())
            fmt.Println("Error: Message not moved.")
        }

        // Show the response in both cases..
        jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr())
        fmt.Println(*jsonResponse.Emit())

        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()

        i = i + 1
    }

    // ---------------------------------------------------
    // Sample output:

    // Moving AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj2EAAAA=
    // Message moved.
    // {
    //   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#message",
    //   "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.message",
    //   "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08j\"",
    //   "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk2wAAAA==",
    //   "createdDateTime": "2017-05-30T23:39:35Z",
    //   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-31T23:17:59Z",
    //   "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08j",
    //   "categories": [
    //   ],
    //   "receivedDateTime": "2017-05-30T23:39:35Z",
    //   "sentDateTime": "2017-05-30T23:39:18Z",
    //   "hasAttachments": false,
    //   "internetMessageId": "<4aea73c1-2b29-f550-e6f1-eb22785a56f0@chilkatsoft.com>",
    //   "subject": "A sample email with Amazon in the body",
    //   "bodyPreview": "This email has the keyword Amazon in the body..",
    //   "importance": "normal",
    //   "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAAA=",
    //   "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQADxkIFlCV-RFitsiVnh2MsI=",
    //   "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": null,
    //   "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
    //   "isRead": false,
    //   "isDraft": false,
    //   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk2wAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
    //   "inferenceClassification": "focused",
    //   "body": {
    //     "contentType": "html",
    //     "content": "<html>...</html>\r\n"
    //   },
    //   "sender": {
    //     "emailAddress": {
    //       "name": "Chilkat Software",
    //       "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "from": {
    //     "emailAddress": {
    //       "name": "Chilkat Software",
    //       "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "toRecipients": [
    //     {
    //       "emailAddress": {
    //         "name": "Chilkat Software",
    //         "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "ccRecipients": [
    //   ],
    //   "bccRecipients": [
    //   ],
    //   "replyTo": [
    //   ]
    // }
    // 
    // Moving AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj2IAAAA=
    // Message moved.
    // {
    //   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#message",
    //   "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.message",
    //   "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08k\"",
    //   "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk3AAAAA==",
    //   "createdDateTime": "2017-05-30T21:07:18Z",
    //   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-31T23:17:59Z",
    //   "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08k",
    //   "categories": [
    //   ],
    //   "receivedDateTime": "2017-05-30T21:07:18Z",
    //   "sentDateTime": "2017-05-30T21:06:56Z",
    //   "hasAttachments": false,
    //   "internetMessageId": "<31fbbbce-2c70-c8d1-f0bd-35a7c7694a99@chilkat.io>",
    //   "subject": "This is an example email from chilkat.io",
    //   "bodyPreview": "This is an example email from chilkat.io",
    //   "importance": "normal",
    //   "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAAA=",
    //   "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQAEa8sL3gJ_FNjgk2YkP1eTQ=",
    //   "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": null,
    //   "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
    //   "isRead": true,
    //   "isDraft": false,
    //   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk3AAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
    //   "inferenceClassification": "focused",
    //   "body": {
    //     "contentType": "html",
    //     "content": "<html>...</html>\r\n"
    //   },
    //   "sender": {
    //     "emailAddress": {
    //       "name": "Chilkat Software",
    //       "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "from": {
    //     "emailAddress": {
    //       "name": "Chilkat Software",
    //       "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "toRecipients": [
    //     {
    //       "emailAddress": {
    //         "name": "Chilkat Software",
    //         "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "ccRecipients": [
    //   ],
    //   "bccRecipients": [
    //   ],
    //   "replyTo": [
    //   ]
    // }
    // 

    http.DisposeHttp()
    htFolderMap.DisposeHashtable()
    sbMap.DisposeStringBuilder()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    sbResponse.DisposeStringBuilder()
    jsonRequestBody.DisposeJsonObject()
    jsonResponse.DisposeJsonObject()