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OneDrive -- Delete a File or Folder

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Demonstrates how to delete a file, folder, or any DriveItem.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.97 or greater.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

# This example uses the OAuth client credentials flow.
# See How to Create an Azure App Registration for OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials

# Use your client ID, client secret, and tenant ID in the following lines
$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("client_id","2871da2c-8176-4b7f-869b-2311aa82e743");
$json->UpdateString("client_secret","2hu9Q~r5QuryUcEkNbg1btLtnfU1VUXzhSCG6brH");
$json->UpdateString("scope","https://graph.microsoft.com/.default");
$json->UpdateString("token_endpoint","https://login.microsoftonline.com/114d7ed6-71bf-4dbe-a866-748364121bf2/oauth2/v2.0/token");

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();
$http->put_AuthToken($json->emit());

# To delete a file or folder, send a DELETE request like this:
# DELETE /v1.0/users/{user_id}/drive/root:/{item-path}

$http->SetUrlVar("item_path","TestDir/sample.pdf");
$http->SetUrlVar("user_id","4fe732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6104");
$resp = $http->quickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$user_id}/drive/root:/{$item_path}");
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() != 1) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# A 204 response (with no response body) indicates success.
if ($http->get_LastStatus() == 204) {
    print "DriveItem deleted." . "\r\n";
}
else {
    print "DriveItem not deleted." . "\r\n";
    print $resp . "\r\n";
}