Swift
Swift
Outlook --Download Attachments for a Specific Message
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Demonstrates how to download the attachments for a particular email message.Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.67 or greater.
This example applies to: Exchange Online | Office 365 | Hotmail.com | Live.com | MSN.com | Outlook.com | Passport.com
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func chilkatTest() {
var success: Bool = false
// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
let http = CkoHttp()!
// Use your previously obtained access token here:
// See the following examples for getting an access token:
// Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
// Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).
// Refresh Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
// Refresh Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).
http.authToken = "MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN"
let sbResponse = CkoStringBuilder()!
// Sends: GET /users/{user_id | userPrincipalName}/messages/{message_id}/attachments
// Note: It is also possible to use the literal string "me" for the current logged-on user.
// For example: GET /me/messages/{message_id}/attachments
http.clearUrlVars()
http.setUrlVar(name: "userPrincipalName", value: "chilkatsoft@outlook.com")
// Assume we already have a message ID from previously listing the messages in a folder
var messageId: String? = "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQBGAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FBwBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAACnwqJUAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAACnwrnOAAA="
http.setUrlVar(name: "message_id", value: messageId)
// Send the request to download the attachments.
success = http.quickGetSb(url: "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$userPrincipalName}/messages/{$message_id}/attachments", sbContent: sbResponse)
if (success != true) && (http.lastStatus.intValue == 0) {
print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
return
}
// The attachment data is contained within the JSON response.
let json = CkoJsonObject()!
json.loadSb(sb: sbResponse)
json.emitCompact = false
print("Status code = \(http.lastStatus.intValue)")
if http.lastStatus.intValue != 200 {
print("\(json.emit()!)")
print("Failed.")
}
// This is a sample JSON response. The code for parsing and extracting/saving the attachments
// is shown below.
// {
// "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('chilkatsoft%40outlook.com')/messages('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAA%3D%3D')/attachments",
// "value": [
// {
// "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.fileAttachment",
// "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAAESABAAft6wtbaSJU6sgQLi98DI0Q==",
// "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:30:51Z",
// "name": "fishing.pdf",
// "contentType": "application/pdf",
// "size": 295680,
// "isInline": false,
// "contentId": "F861B218BE380F44B16933097FDDACFC@namprd20.prod.outlook.com",
// "contentLocation": null,
// "contentBytes": "JVBERi0xLjMKJcfsj6 ... yZWYKMjk0MzY5CiUlRU9GCg=="
// },
// {
// "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.fileAttachment",
// "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAwSju2wAAAAESABAAXS7qXQ-iRUCYXnhJpN8Ihg==",
// "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-10T00:30:51Z",
// "name": "testCert.cer",
// "contentType": "application/octet-stream",
// "size": 1674,
// "isInline": false,
// "contentId": "5E51FA33EF0F8941ACC8260395CB1A33@namprd20.prod.outlook.com",
// "contentLocation": null,
// "contentBytes": "MIIFRjCCBC6gAwIBA ... 7pt3C5w=="
// }
// ]
// }
let sbSavePath = CkoStringBuilder()!
let attachData = CkoBinData()!
let lastMod = CkoDateTime()!
let fac = CkoFileAccess()!
var i: Int = 0
var numMessages: Int = json.size(ofArray: "value").intValue
while i < numMessages {
json.i = i
print("name: \(json.string(of: "value[i].name")!)")
print("contentType: \(json.string(of: "value[i].contentType")!)")
var sizeInBytes: Int = json.int(of: "value[i].size").intValue
print("size: \(sizeInBytes)")
// Extract the data and save to a file.
sbSavePath.setString(value: "qa_output/")
sbSavePath.append(value: json.string(of: "value[i].name"))
attachData.clear()
attachData.appendEncoded(encData: json.string(of: "value[i].contentBytes"), encoding: "base64")
attachData.writeFile(path: sbSavePath.getAsString())
// Get the last-modified date/time and set the output file's last-mod date/time..
lastMod.set(fromTimestamp: json.string(of: "value[i].lastModifiedDateTime"))
fac.setLastModified(path: sbSavePath.getAsString(), lastModified: lastMod)
print("----")
i = i + 1
}
// The output of the above loop is:
//
// name: fishing.pdf
// contentType: application/pdf
// size: 295680
// ----
// name: testCert.cer
// contentType: application/octet-stream
// size: 1674
// ----
//
}