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Outlook -- Delete Folder

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Deletes an email folder.

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

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-- 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 delete the folder /Inbox/abc/subFolderC

    -- Get the existing folder ID 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

    DECLARE @existingFolderId nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @htFolderMap, 'LookupStr', @existingFolderId OUT, '/Inbox/abc/subFolderC'
    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

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetUrlVar', @success OUT, 'folder_id', @existingFolderId

    DECLARE @resp nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickDeleteStr', @resp OUT, 'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_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
        RETURN
      END

    -- A 204 response (with no response body) indicates success.
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastStatus', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 204
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Folder deleted.'
      END
    ELSE
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Folder not deleted.'

        PRINT @resp
      END

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


END
GO