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Create a New Table in an Azure Storage Account

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Creates a new table using the Azure Table Service REST API.

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C
#include <C_CkRest.h>
#include <C_CkAuthAzureStorage.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkRest rest;
    BOOL bTls;
    int port;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    HCkAuthAzureStorage azAuth;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    HCkStringBuilder sbRequestBody;
    HCkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    int respStatusCode;
    HCkJsonObject jsonResponse;
    const char *odata_metadata;
    const char *odata_type;
    const char *odata_id;
    const char *odata_editLink;
    const char *TableName;

    success = FALSE;

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

    rest = CkRest_Create();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -X POST \
    //   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    //   -H "Accept: application/json;odata=fullmetadata" \
    //   -H "Prefer: return-content" \
    //   -d '{   
    //     "TableName":"mytable"  
    // }' https://myaccount.table.core.windows.net/Tables

    // Use the following online tool to generate REST code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to REST Source Code

    // IMPORTANT: Make sure to change "myaccount" to your actual Azure Storage Account name.
    // URL: https://myaccount.table.core.windows.net/Tables
    bTls = TRUE;
    port = 443;
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    success = CkRest_Connect(rest,"myaccount.table.core.windows.net",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("ConnectFailReason: %d\n",CkRest_getConnectFailReason(rest));
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    // Provide Azure Cloud credentials for the REST call.
    azAuth = CkAuthAzureStorage_Create();
    CkAuthAzureStorage_putAccessKey(azAuth,"AZURE_ACCESS_KEY");
    // The account name used here should match the 1st part of the domain passed in the call to Connect (above).
    CkAuthAzureStorage_putAccount(azAuth,"myaccount");
    CkAuthAzureStorage_putScheme(azAuth,"SharedKey");
    CkAuthAzureStorage_putService(azAuth,"Table");

    // This causes the "x-ms-version: 2019-07-07" header to be automatically added.
    CkAuthAzureStorage_putXMsVersion(azAuth,"2019-07-07");
    success = CkRest_SetAuthAzureStorage(rest,azAuth);

    // Note: The application does not need to explicitly set the following
    // headers: Content-Length, x-ms-date, Authorization.  These headers
    // are automatically set by Chilkat.

    // Note: The above code does not need to be repeatedly called for each REST request.
    // The rest object can be setup once, and then many requests can be sent.  Chilkat will automatically
    // reconnect within a FullRequest* method as needed.  It is only the very first connection that is explicitly
    // made via the Connect method.

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "TableName": "mytable"
    // }

    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"TableName","mytable");

    CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"Accept","application/json;odata=fullmetadata");
    CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"Prefer","return-content");
    CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"Content-Type","application/json");

    sbRequestBody = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkJsonObject_EmitSb(json,sbRequestBody);
    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    success = CkRest_FullRequestSb(rest,"POST","/Tables",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkAuthAzureStorage_Dispose(azAuth);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        return;
    }

    respStatusCode = CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        printf("Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
        printf("Response Header:\n");
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_responseHeader(rest));
        printf("Response Body:\n");
        printf("%s\n",CkStringBuilder_getAsString(sbResponseBody));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkAuthAzureStorage_Dispose(azAuth);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        return;
    }

    jsonResponse = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_LoadSb(jsonResponse,sbResponseBody);

    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jsonResponse,FALSE);
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jsonResponse));

    odata_metadata = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"\"odata.metadata\"");
    odata_type = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"\"odata.type\"");
    odata_id = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"\"odata.id\"");
    odata_editLink = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"\"odata.editLink\"");
    TableName = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"TableName");


    CkRest_Dispose(rest);
    CkAuthAzureStorage_Dispose(azAuth);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonResponse);

    }