SQL Server

Office365 POP3 Login with OAuth2 Authentication

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Demonstrates how to authenticate using OAuth2 using the POP3 protocol with outlook.office365.com.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.83 or greater.

SQL Server

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    DECLARE @mailman int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.MailMan', @mailman OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'MailHost', 'outlook.office365.com'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'MailPort', 995
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopSsl', 1

    -- Use your O365 email address here.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopUsername', 'OFFICE365_EMAIL_ADDRESS'

    -- When using OAuth2 authentication, leave the password empty.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopPassword', ''

    -- Load our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    DECLARE @jsonToken int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonToken OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'LoadFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/tokens/office365.json'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @jsonToken, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'StringOf', @sTmp0 OUT, 'access_token'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'OAuth2AccessToken', @sTmp0

    -- Make the TLS connection to the outlook.office365.com POP3 server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'Pop3Connect', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        RETURN
      END

    -- Authenticate using XOAUTH2
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'Pop3Authenticate', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        RETURN
      END

    -- Find out how many emails are on the server..
    DECLARE @numEmails int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'CheckMail', @numEmails OUT
    IF @numEmails < 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        RETURN
      END

    -- Examine the POP3 session log:
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'Pop3SessionLog', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- The POP3 session log will look something like this:

    -- **** Connected to outlook.office365.com:995
    -- < +OK The Microsoft Exchange POP3 service is ready. [QwBIADIAUABSADEAOABD...YwBvAG0A]
    -- > AUTH XOAUTH2
    -- < + 
    -- > <base64 string in XOAUTH2 format>
    -- < +OK User successfully authenticated.
    -- > STAT
    -- < +OK 3 375302

    -- End the POP3 session and close the connection to the GMail server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'Pop3EndSession', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        RETURN
      END


    PRINT 'Finished.'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken


END
GO