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Outlook -- Move Messages from One Folder to Another

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Demonstrates how to move messages from one folder to another.

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<?php

$success = 0;

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

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

//  Use your previously obtained access token here:
$http->AuthToken = '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 = new COM("Chilkat.Hashtable");
$sbMap = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$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 != 1) {
    print 'Folder ID not found' . "\n";
    exit;
}

$dstFolderId = $htFolderMap->lookupStr('/Inbox/abc/subFolderB');
if ($htFolderMap->LastMethodSuccess != 1) {
    print 'Folder ID not found' . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = 1;
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->EmitCompact = 0;

//  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 = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$success = $http->QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',$sbResponse);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$json->LoadSb($sbResponse);
//  Show the results..
print $json->emit() . "\n";

//  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 = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jsonResponse = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jsonResponse->EmitCompact = 0;

$i = 0;
$numEmails = $json->SizeOfArray('value');
while ($i < $numEmails) {
    $json->I = $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);
    print 'Moving ' . $messageId . "\n";

    //  Move the message to the destination folder
    $resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
    $success = $http->HttpJson('POST','https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}/move',$jsonRequestBody,'application/json',$resp);
    if ($success == 0) {
        print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
        exit;
    }

    //  A 200 response indicates success.
    if ($http->LastStatus == 200) {
        print 'Message moved.' . "\n";
    }
    else {
        print 'Response status code = ' . $resp->StatusCode . "\n";
        print 'Error: Message not moved.' . "\n";
    }

    //  Show the response in both cases..
    $jsonResponse->Load($resp->BodyStr);
    print $jsonResponse->emit() . "\n";

    $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": [
//    ]
//  }
//  

?>