CRMEmail.RetrieveByPrincipal Method
The RetrieveByPrincipal method retrieves the messages that are owned by the specified security principal.
Syntax
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function RetrieveByPrincipal(
ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
ByVal Principal As CSecurityPrincipal,
ByVal ColumnSetXML As String
) As String
[C#]
public string RetrieveByPrincipal(
CUserAuth Caller,
CSecurityPrincipal Principal,
string ColumnSetXML
);
[C++]
public: String* RetrieveByPrincipal(
CUserAuth* Caller,
CSecurityPrincipal* Principal,
String* ColumnSetXML
);
Parameters
Caller
Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvReadActivity privilege to perform this action. See CUserAuth.
Principal
Specifies the security principal for which e-mail objects are to be retrieved. See CSecurityPrincipal.
ColumnSetXML
Specifies an XML string describing the set of columns that is to be retrieved. Passing "" or null returns all columns. You can find the valid column names in emailactivity.xsd. See also ColumnSetXML Schema.
Return Value
Returns a String type that specifies the XML data describing the set of e-mail objects associated with the specified security principal. The fields that are returned depend on what fields are specified in the ColumnSetXML parameter. The XML schema is described by emailactivity.xsd.
Remarks
If there is an error, SOAP throws an exception and the error message is reported in System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException.Detail.OuterXml.
All IDs passed to the platform are GUIDs wrapped in braces. For example: {6522D89A-A752-4455-A2B0-51494C6957C3}
Example
[C#]
// strServer should be set with the name of the platform Web server
string strServer = "myservername";
// virtualDirectory should be set with the name of the Microsoft CRM
// virtual directory on the platform Web server
string virtualDirectory = "mscrmservices";
string strDir = "https://" + strServer + "/" + virtualDirectory + "/";
// BizUser proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser bizUser = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser ();
bizUser.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
bizUser.Url = strDir + "BizUser.srf";
// CRMEmail proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMEmail email = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMEmail();
email.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
email.Url = strDir + "CRMEmail.srf";
string strErrorMsg;
string strEmailId = "{391B302C-E2F8-4E19-83E2-3B2D291B4E31}";
uint rights = Microsoft.CRM.Flags.AccessRights.CRM_ACCESS_WRITE;
try
{
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();
// Create a new security principal
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CSecurityPrincipal securityPrincipal = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CSecurityPrincipal();
securityPrincipal.Id = userAuth.UserId;
securityPrincipal.Type = Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.SecurityPrincipalType.sptUser;
// Grant access to the e-mail object
email.GrantAccess(userAuth, strEmailId, rights, securityPrincipal);
}
catch (System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException err)
{
// Process the platform error here
strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message + " " + err.Detail.OuterXml + " Source: " + err.Source );
}
catch (Exception err)
{
// Process other errors here
strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message );
}
Requirements
Namespace: Microsoft.CRM.Proxy
Assembly: microsoft.crm.proxy.dll
See Also