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Amazon Glacier Create Vault

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Demonstrates how to create a new vault with a specified name. The name of the vault must be unique within a region for an AWS account.

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Node.js
NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();

    // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server in the desired region.
    var bTls = true;
    var port = 443;
    var bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("glacier.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

    // Provide AWS credentials.
    var authAws = new chilkat.AuthAws();
    authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY";
    authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY";
    authAws.ServiceName = "glacier";
    // The vault we're creating will be in the us-west-2 region.
    authAws.Region = "us-west-2";

    success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws);

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Note: The above REST connection and setup of the AWS credentials
    // can be done once.  After connecting, any number of REST calls can be made.
    // The "auto reconnect" property passed to rest.Connect indicates that if
    // the connection is lost, a REST method call will automatically reconnect
    // if needed.
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // 
    // For more information, see Glacier Create Vault Reference Documentation
    // 
    rest.AddHeader("x-amz-glacier-version","2012-06-01");

    // Create a vault named "chilkat" in my account's us-west-2 region.
    var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("PUT","/AWS_ACCOUNT_ID/vaults/chilkat",sbResponseBody);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode;
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
        console.log("Response Header:");
        console.log(rest.ResponseHeader);
        console.log("Response Body:");
        console.log(sbResponseBody.GetAsString());
        return;
    }

    // Success is indicated by a 201 response status with an empty response body.
    console.log("response status code = " + respStatusCode);

}

chilkatExample();