SQL Server

Outlook -- Delete Email

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Demonstrates how to delete email using the Microsoft Graph API.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.68 or greater.

This example applies to: Exchange Online | Office 365 | Hotmail.com | Live.com | MSN.com | Outlook.com | Passport.com

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
    DECLARE @iTmp0 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 @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Use your previously obtained access token here:
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'AuthToken', 'MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN'

    -- This example will search /Inbox for a message we want to delete.
    -- First we need to get the folder ID for /Inbox.
    -- Then we'll search for messages based on some criteria, and delete the matching messages.

    -- Get the folder ID for /Inbox from the folder map created by this example 
    DECLARE @htFolderMap int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Hashtable', @htFolderMap OUT

    DECLARE @sbMap int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbMap OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbMap, 'LoadFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml', 'utf-8'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @htFolderMap, 'AddFromXmlSb', @success OUT, @sbMap

    -- Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
    DECLARE @folderId nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @htFolderMap, 'LookupStr', @folderId OUT, '/Inbox'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @htFolderMap, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Folder ID not found'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @htFolderMap
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbMap
        RETURN
      END

    SELECT @success = 1
    DECLARE @json int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'EmitCompact', 0

    -- Search for emails in this folder with the phrase "Amazon SES" in the subject, and return only the id and subject.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetUrlVar', @success OUT, 'folder_id', @folderId
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetUrlVar', @success OUT, 'select', 'id,subject'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetUrlVar', @success OUT, 'filter', 'contains(subject,''Amazon SES'')'

    DECLARE @sbResponse int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbResponse OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetSb', @success OUT, 'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}', @sbResponse
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @htFolderMap
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbMap
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponse
        RETURN
      END
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'LoadSb', @success OUT, @sbResponse
    -- Show the results..
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- Sample results:

    -- 	{
    -- 	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(id,subject)",
    -- 	  "value": [
    -- 	    {
    -- 	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAA1jyl6\"",
    -- 	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_AAAAA=",
    -- 	      "subject": "Amazon SES Address Verification Request in region US West (Oregon)"
    -- 	    },
    -- 	    {
    -- 	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAA1jyl7\"",
    -- 	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_EAAAA=",
    -- 	      "subject": "Amazon SES Address Verification Request in region US West (Oregon)"
    -- 	    }
    -- 	  ]
    -- 	}
    -- 

    -- ------------
    -- Proceed to delete each of the above emails...
    DECLARE @resp nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @messageId nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @i int
    SELECT @i = 0
    DECLARE @numEmails int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'SizeOfArray', @numEmails OUT, 'value'
    WHILE @i < @numEmails
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'I', @i

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @messageId OUT, 'value[i].id'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetUrlVar', @success OUT, 'message_id', @messageId

        PRINT 'Deleting ' + @messageId
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickDeleteStr', @resp OUT, 'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 <> 1
          BEGIN
            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT @sTmp0
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @htFolderMap
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbMap
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponse
            RETURN
          END

        -- A 204 response indicates success.
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastStatus', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 204
          BEGIN

            PRINT 'Message deleted.'
          END
        ELSE
          BEGIN

            PRINT 'Message not deleted.'

            PRINT @resp
          END
        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    -- Sample output:

    -- Deleting AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_AAAAA=
    -- Message deleted.
    -- Deleting AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_EAAAA=
    -- Message deleted.
    -- 

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @htFolderMap
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbMap
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponse


END
GO