(Classic ASP) Azure File Service: Create a Directory

Sample code to create a directory and then a sub-directory in a share in the Azure File Service.

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' Azure File Service Example: Create a Directory
' See:  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/create-directory

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest")
set rest = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")

' Connect to the Azure Storage Blob Service
bTls = 1
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = 1
' In this example, the storage account name is "chilkat".
success = rest.Connect("chilkat.file.core.windows.net",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( rest.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Provide Azure Cloud credentials for the REST calls.
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.AuthAzureStorage")
set azAuth = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.AuthAzureStorage")
azAuth.AccessKey = "AZURE_ACCESS_KEY"
' The account name used here should match the 1st part of the domain passed in the call to Connect (above).
azAuth.Account = "chilkat"
azAuth.Scheme = "SharedKey"
azAuth.Service = "File"
' This causes the "x-ms-version: 2021-08-06" header to be automatically added.
azAuth.XMsVersion = "2021-08-06"
success = rest.SetAuthAzureStorage(azAuth)

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

' Send a PUT request to create a directory named "wildlife" in the "pip" share.
responseStr = rest.FullRequestNoBody("PUT","/pip/wildlife?restype=directory")
If (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( rest.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' When successful, the Azure File Service will respond with a 201 (Created) response status code,
' with no XML response body.  If an error response is returned, there will be an XML response body.

If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 201) Then
    ' Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "response status code = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "response status text = " & rest.ResponseStatusText) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "response header: " & rest.ResponseHeader) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "response body (if any): " & responseStr) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "---") & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "LastRequestStartLine: " & rest.LastRequestStartLine) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "LastRequestHeader: " & rest.LastRequestHeader) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Successfully created the wildlife directory") & "</pre>"

' Now create the "antarctic" subdirectory under the "wildlife" directory.
responseStr = rest.FullRequestNoBody("PUT","/pip/wildlife/antarctic?restype=directory")
If (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( rest.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 201) Then
    ' Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "response status code = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "response status text = " & rest.ResponseStatusText) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "response header: " & rest.ResponseHeader) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "response body (if any): " & responseStr) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "---") & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "LastRequestStartLine: " & rest.LastRequestStartLine) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "LastRequestHeader: " & rest.LastRequestHeader) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Successfully created the wildlife/antarctic directory") & "</pre>"

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