Move folder

The following example shows you how to find folders by name and move them.

C# example

using System;
using System.Net;
using Independentsoft.Exchange;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            NetworkCredential credential = new NetworkCredential("username", "password");
            Service service = new Service("https://myserver/ews/Exchange.asmx", credential);

            try
            {
                IsEqualTo restriction = new IsEqualTo(FolderPropertyPath.DisplayName, "Test");

                FindFolderResponse findFolderResponse = service.FindFolder(StandardFolder.MailboxRoot, restriction);

                for (int i = 0; i < findFolderResponse.Folders.Count; i++)
                {
                    FolderId currentFolderId = findFolderResponse.Folders[i].FolderId;

                    FolderId newFolderId = service.MoveFolder(currentFolderId, StandardFolder.Drafts);
                }
            }
            catch (ServiceRequestException ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message);
                Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.XmlMessage);
                Console.Read();
            }
            catch (WebException ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message);
                Console.Read();
            }
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports System.Net
Imports Independentsoft.Exchange

Namespace Sample
    Class Module1
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())

            Dim credential As New NetworkCredential("username", "password")
            Dim service As New Service("https://myserver/ews/Exchange.asmx", credential)

            Try

                Dim restriction As New IsEqualTo(FolderPropertyPath.DisplayName, "Test")

                Dim findFolderResponse As FindFolderResponse = service.FindFolder(StandardFolder.MailboxRoot, restriction)

                For i As Integer = 0 To findFolderResponse.Folders.Count - 1

                    Dim currentFolderId As FolderId = findFolderResponse.Folders(i).FolderId

                    Dim newFolderId As FolderId = service.MoveFolder(currentFolderId, StandardFolder.Drafts)
                Next

            Catch ex As ServiceRequestException
                Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message)
                Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.XmlMessage)
                Console.Read()
            Catch ex As WebException
                Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message)
                Console.Read()
            End Try

        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

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