Java

Outlook --Download Attachments for a Specific Message

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Demonstrates how to download the attachments for a particular email message.

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

Java

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    //  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.put_AuthToken("MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN");

    CkStringBuilder sbResponse = new CkStringBuilder();

    //  Sends:  GET /users/{user_id | userPrincipalName}/messages/{message_id}/attachments
    //  Note: It is also possible to use the literal string "me" for the current logged-on user.
    //  For example: GET /me/messages/{message_id}/attachments

    http.ClearUrlVars();
    http.SetUrlVar("userPrincipalName","chilkatsoft@outlook.com");

    //  Assume we already have a message ID from previously listing the messages in a folder
    String messageId = "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQBGAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FBwBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAACnwqJUAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAACnwrnOAAA=";
    http.SetUrlVar("message_id",messageId);

    //  Send the request to download the attachments.
    success = http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$userPrincipalName}/messages/{$message_id}/attachments",sbResponse);
    if ((success != true) && (http.get_LastStatus() == 0)) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  The attachment data is contained within the JSON response.
    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.LoadSb(sbResponse);
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);

    System.out.println("Status code = " + http.get_LastStatus());
    if (http.get_LastStatus() != 200) {
        System.out.println(json.emit());
        System.out.println("Failed.");
        }

    //  This is a sample JSON response.  The code for parsing and extracting/saving the attachments
    //  is shown below.

    //  	{
    //  	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('chilkatsoft%40outlook.com')/messages('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAA%3D%3D')/attachments",
    //  	  "value": [
    //  	    {
    //  	      "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.fileAttachment",
    //  	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAAESABAAft6wtbaSJU6sgQLi98DI0Q==",
    //  	      "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:30:51Z",
    //  	      "name": "fishing.pdf",
    //  	      "contentType": "application/pdf",
    //  	      "size": 295680,
    //  	      "isInline": false,
    //  	      "contentId": "F861B218BE380F44B16933097FDDACFC@namprd20.prod.outlook.com",
    //  	      "contentLocation": null,
    //  	      "contentBytes": "JVBERi0xLjMKJcfsj6 ... yZWYKMjk0MzY5CiUlRU9GCg=="
    //  	    },
    //  	    {
    //  	      "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.fileAttachment",
    //  	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAAESABAAXS7qXQ-iRUCYXnhJpN8Ihg==",
    //  	      "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:30:51Z",
    //  	      "name": "testCert.cer",
    //  	      "contentType": "application/octet-stream",
    //  	      "size": 1674,
    //  	      "isInline": false,
    //  	      "contentId": "5E51FA33EF0F8941ACC8260395CB1A33@namprd20.prod.outlook.com",
    //  	      "contentLocation": null,
    //  	      "contentBytes": "MIIFRjCCBC6gAwIBA ... 7pt3C5w=="
    //  	    }
    //  	  ]
    //  	}

    CkStringBuilder sbSavePath = new CkStringBuilder();
    CkBinData attachData = new CkBinData();
    CkDateTime lastMod = new CkDateTime();
    CkFileAccess fac = new CkFileAccess();

    int i = 0;
    int numMessages = json.SizeOfArray("value");
    while (i < numMessages) {
        json.put_I(i);

        System.out.println("name: " + json.stringOf("value[i].name"));
        System.out.println("contentType: " + json.stringOf("value[i].contentType"));
        int sizeInBytes = json.IntOf("value[i].size");
        System.out.println("size: " + sizeInBytes);

        //  Extract the data and save to a file.
        sbSavePath.SetString("qa_output/");
        sbSavePath.Append(json.stringOf("value[i].name"));

        attachData.Clear();
        attachData.AppendEncoded(json.stringOf("value[i].contentBytes"),"base64");
        attachData.WriteFile(sbSavePath.getAsString());

        //  Get the last-modified date/time and set the output file's last-mod date/time..
        lastMod.SetFromTimestamp(json.stringOf("value[i].lastModifiedDateTime"));
        fac.SetLastModified(sbSavePath.getAsString(),lastMod);

        System.out.println("----");

        i = i+1;
        }

    //  The output of the above loop is:
    //  
    //  	name: fishing.pdf
    //  	contentType: application/pdf
    //  	size: 295680
    //  	----
    //  	name: testCert.cer
    //  	contentType: application/octet-stream
    //  	size: 1674
    //  	----
    //
  }
}