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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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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

' 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
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("client_id","2871da2c-8176-4b7f-869b-2311aa82e743")
success = json.UpdateString("client_secret","2hu9Q~r5QuryUcEkNbg1btLtnfU1VUXzhSCG6brH")
success = json.UpdateString("scope","https://graph.microsoft.com/.default")
success = json.UpdateString("token_endpoint","https://login.microsoftonline.com/114d7ed6-71bf-4dbe-a866-748364121bf2/oauth2/v2.0/token")

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
http.AuthToken = json.Emit()

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

success = http.SetUrlVar("item_path","TestDir/sample.pdf")
success = http.SetUrlVar("user_id","4fe732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6104")
resp = http.QuickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$user_id}/drive/root:/{$item_path}")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' A 204 response (with no response body) indicates success.
If (http.LastStatus = 204) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("DriveItem deleted.")
Else
    outFile.WriteLine("DriveItem not deleted.")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp)
End If


outFile.Close