PowerBuilder

Permanently Delete a Specific GMail Message

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Immediately and permanently deletes the specified message. This operation cannot be undone. (This is not the same as moving a message to Trash.) PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
string ls_Id
string ls_UserId
string ls_Url
string ls_ResponseStr

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_Http.AuthToken = "GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN"

// The id of the GMail message to delete.
ls_Id = "1669cc9a926bb8c1"
ls_UserId = "me"

loo_Http.SetUrlVar("userId","me")
loo_Http.SetUrlVar("id",ls_Id)

// Delete the email.
ls_Url = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/messages/{$id}"
ls_ResponseStr = loo_Http.QuickDeleteStr(ls_Url)
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    return
end if

Write-Debug "status = " + string(loo_Http.LastStatus)

// A 204 response indicate success.
// It is common for HTTP DELETE operations to respond with a 204 status code with an empty body for success.
// You'll find many REST APIs follow this custom..
if loo_Http.LastStatus <> 204 then
    Write-Debug ls_ResponseStr
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_Http
    return
end if

Write-Debug "Message deleted!"


destroy loo_Http