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OneDrive -- Delete a File or Folder

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Demonstrates how to delete a file, folder, or any DriveItem.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.97 or greater.

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#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkHttpW http;
    const wchar_t *resp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    // This example uses the OAuth client credentials flow.
    // See How to Create an Azure App Registration for OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials

    // Use your client ID, client secret, and tenant ID in the following lines
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"client_id",L"2871da2c-8176-4b7f-869b-2311aa82e743");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"client_secret",L"2hu9Q~r5QuryUcEkNbg1btLtnfU1VUXzhSCG6brH");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"scope",L"https://graph.microsoft.com/.default");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"token_endpoint",L"https://login.microsoftonline.com/114d7ed6-71bf-4dbe-a866-748364121bf2/oauth2/v2.0/token");

    http = CkHttpW_Create();
    CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));

    // To delete a file or folder, send a DELETE request like this:
    // DELETE /v1.0/users/{user_id}/drive/root:/{item-path}

    CkHttpW_SetUrlVar(http,L"item_path",L"TestDir/sample.pdf");
    CkHttpW_SetUrlVar(http,L"user_id",L"4fe732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6104");
    resp = CkHttpW_quickDeleteStr(http,L"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$user_id}/drive/root:/{$item_path}");
    if (CkHttpW_getLastMethodSuccess(http) != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        return;
    }

    // A 204 response (with no response body) indicates success.
    if (CkHttpW_getLastStatus(http) == 204) {
        wprintf(L"DriveItem deleted.\n");
    }
    else {
        wprintf(L"DriveItem not deleted.\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",resp);
    }



    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);

    }