Xojo Plugin

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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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim http As New 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 
Dim htFolderMap As New Chilkat.Hashtable
Dim sbMap As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = sbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8")
success = htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap)

Dim existingFolderId As String
existingFolderId = htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox/abc/subFolderC")
If (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog("Folder ID not found")
    Return
End If

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

Dim resp As String
resp = http.QuickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// A 204 response (with no response body) indicates success.
If (http.LastStatus = 204) Then
    System.DebugLog("Folder deleted.")
Else
    System.DebugLog("Folder not deleted.")
    System.DebugLog(resp)
End If