VBScript

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

VBScript

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.

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' Use your previously obtained access token here:
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 
set htFolderMap = CreateObject("Chilkat.Hashtable")
set sbMap = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8")
success = htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap)

existingFolderId = htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox/abc/subFolderC")
If (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Folder ID not found")
    WScript.Quit
End If

success = http.SetUrlVar("folder_id",existingFolderId)

resp = http.QuickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}")
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("Folder deleted.")
Else
    outFile.WriteLine("Folder not deleted.")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp)
End If


outFile.Close